Declared allergens
This product declares Peanut, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Peanut butter cups cereal, peanut butter cups
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Ammonia caramel).
- Critical
Allergens
- Peanut
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- Regulatory basis
- Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
- How sure we are
- High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Moderate concernAntioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
- Regulatory basis
- Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
- How sure we are
- High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
Ingredients
- Peanut paste12.9%No flag
- Wholemeal oat flour3.2%No flag
- Calcium carbonate · E170i0.3%No flag
- Caramel color · E150a0.1%No flag
- Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
- Bht added to preserve freshness · E321<0.1%Moderate
Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
- MineralsNo flag
- Niacinamide · E375No flag
- Vitamin b3 · E375No flag
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
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Corn flour, sugar, peanut butter (peanuts, dextrose, hydrogenated vegetable oil (cottonseed, soybean, canola), salt), dextrose, whole grain oat flour, canola oil, salt, cocoa (processed with alkali), calcium carbonate, caramel color, natural and artificial flavor, bht added to preserve freshness. vitamins and minerals: reduced iron, niacinamide (vitamin b3), zinc oxide, thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), calcium pantothenate (vitamin b5), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), folic acid.
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Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- SaltModerate concern
- Thiamin MononitrateModerate concern
- Calcium PantothenateModerate concern
3 of 12 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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