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Pumpernickel Bagel
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Pumpernickel Bagel

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Ammonia caramel).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Sesame

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 24 May 2026

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. 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.
  2. Calcium 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Flour52.4%No flag›
  • Wheat flour26.5%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour12.9%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756.5%No flag
  • Reduced iron3.2%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.6%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Water23.8%No flag›
  • Dark rye flour11.9%No flag
  • White rye flour6%No flag
  • Whole wheat kernels3%No flag
  • Wheat gluten1.5%No flag›
  • Yeast0.7%No flag›
  • Sugar0.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Caraway seeds<0.1%No flag›
  • Calcium propionate · E282<0.1%Low

    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 · E200<0.1%No flag
  • Caraway seeds<0.1%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • MonoglyceridesNo flag›
  • Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
  • Lactic acid · E270No flag
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Yellow cornmealNo flag
  • SesameNo flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

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unbromated unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, dark rye flour, white rye flour, whole wheat kernels, wheat gluten, yeast, sugar, salt, caraway seeds, calcium propionate, sorbic acid, ground caraway seeds, caramel color, monoglycerides, ascorbic acid, lactic acid, enzymes, guar gum, yellow cornmeal, sesame

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Sesame.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 24 May 2026

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.
  • Calcium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 moderate · 2 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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