Declared allergens
This product declares Egg, Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 9 Mar 2017
Gansito Chocolate
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.
- Critical
Allergens
- Egg
- Gluten
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 9 Mar 2017
Why it's rated this way
4 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- 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.
Sodium propionateMinor concernPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- 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.
Calcium phosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
- 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.
CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- 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
- Strawberry filling24.5%No flag
- Strawberry puree6.1%No flag
- Guar gum · E4120.8%No flag
- Locust bean gum · E4100.4%No flag
- Xanthan gum · E4150.2%No flag
- Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
- Carmine color<0.1%No flag
- Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Preservative<0.1%No flag
- Vegetable fat12.2%No flag
- Palm6.1%No flag
- Palm1.5%No flag
- Fractionated palm and soybean oil0.8%No flag
- Processed with alkali0.2%No flag
- Skimmed milk<0.1%No flag
- Glycerin · E422<0.1%No flag
- E500iiNo flag
- Sodium aluminum sulfate · E521No flag
- Calcium sulfate · E516No flag
- Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
- Polyglycerol estersNo flag
- PreservativeNo flag
- Sodium propionate · E281Low
Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- Sorbic acid · E200No flag
- Oat fiberNo flag
- Iodised saltNo flag
- Artificial and natural flavorNo flag
- Gum arabic · E414No flag
- Shellac · E904No flag
- Sorbitan monostearate · E491No flag
- Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
- Pgpr · E476No flag
- Xanthan gum · E415No flag
- Niacin · E375No flag
- Riboflavin · E101No flag
- Thiamin mononitarateNo flag
- Guar gum · E412No flag
- Carrageenan · E407Low
Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- Calcium phosphates (E341)Low
Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
Show original label text
Sugar, strawberry filling [sugar, strawberry puree, high fructose corn syrup, corn starch, guar gum, locust bean gum, xanthan gum, citric acid, coconut oil, carmine color, natural flavor, sodium benzoate (preservative)], vegetable shortening (hydrogenated palm & palm kernel oil, palm, fractionated palm & soybean oil, soy lecithin), wheat flour, water, high fructose corn syrup, cocoa, egg, cocoa (processed with alkali); nonfat milk, invert sugar, dextrose, glycerin, corn syrup, egg white, modified corn starch, baking soda, sodium aluminum sulfate, calcium sulfate, monocalcium phosphate, mono & diglycerides, polyglycerol esters, preservatives (sodium propionate, sorbic acid), oat fiber, maltodextrin, iodized salt, artificial and natural flavor, soy lecithin, gum arabic, shellac, cinnamon, sorbitan monostearate, polysorbate 60, pgpr, xanthan gum, vitamin a acetate, niacin, vitamin e acetate, zinc oxide, reduced iron, pyridoxine hcl (vitamin b6), riboflavin, thiamin mononitarate, potassium iodide, folic acid, cyanocobalamin (vitamin b12), guar gum, carrageenan, ferrous sulfate.
Alerts
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Sodium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
- CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- Retinyl AcetateHigh concern
- WaterModerate concern
- MaltodextrinModerate concern
7 of 23 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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