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5 Cheese Breadsticks
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5 Cheese Breadsticks

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 19 Dec 2022

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    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

  • Crust66.7%No flag
  • Flour36.1%No flag›
  • Wheat flour18.5%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3758.8%No flag
  • Reduced iron4.4%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate2.2%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.1%No flag
  • Enzyme0.6%No flag›
  • Folic acid0.6%No flag›
  • Water15.3%No flag›
  • Pre-mix blend7.6%No flag
  • Glucono delta-lactone · E5753.8%No flag
  • E500ii1.9%No flag
  • E500ii1.9%No flag
  • Encapsulated salt1%No flag
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • Hydrogenated vegetable oil0.5%No flag›
  • Palm oil0.5%No flag›
  • Dough conditioner blend0.5%No flag
  • Wheat flour0.2%No flag›
  • Yeast0.1%No flag›
  • Wheat gluten<0.1%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% of enzyme<0.1%No flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E300<0.1%No flag
  • L-cysteine · E920No flag
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • Vegetable gum blend0.2%No flag
  • Arabic0.1%No flag
  • Guar0.1%No flag›
  • Cellulose gum · E4660.1%Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • Sodium propionate · E2810.1%Low

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

  • Preservative0.1%No flag
  • High fructose corn syrup3.8%No flag›
  • Soya oil1.9%No flag›
  • Yeast1.9%No flag›
  • Five cheese blend16.7%No flag
  • Low moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese8.3%No flag
  • Pasteurized semi skimmed milk4.2%No flag
  • Microbial culture2.1%No flag
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Enzyme1.4%No flag›
  • Parmigiano reggiano4.2%No flag
  • Asiago2.1%No flag
  • And romano cheese blend1%No flag
  • Pasteurised cow S milk0.5%No flag
  • Lactic ferments0.3%No flag
  • Salt0.1%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.1%No flag›
  • E460ii0.5%No flag
  • Anti-caking agent0.5%No flag
  • Cheddar cheese0.3%No flag
  • Pasteurised milk0.1%No flag
  • Lactic ferments<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Enzyme<0.1%No flag›
  • Annatto extract colorNo flag
  • E460iiNo flag
  • Anti-caking agentNo flag
  • E460ii0.1%No flag
  • Anti-caking agent0.1%No flag
  • Coating0.1%No flag›
  • Oregano<0.1%No flag›
  • Basil<0.1%No flag›
  • Red bell pepper<0.1%No flag›
  • Parsley<0.1%No flag›
  • Garlic spread16.7%No flag
  • Soya oil8.3%No flag›
  • Water4.2%No flag›
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% of hydrogenated soybean oil0.7%No flag
  • Natural flavouring0.7%No flag
  • Artificial flavouring0.7%No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E4710.7%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.4%No flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E2110.2%Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • Preservative0.2%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3300.1%No flag
  • E160ai<0.1%No flag
  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Retinyl palmitate<0.1%No flag›
  • Calcium disodium edta added to protect flavor<0.1%No flag
Show original label text

Crust (enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, enzyme, folic acid], water, pre-mix blend [glucono delta-lactone, baking soda {sodium bicarbonate}, encapsulated salt {salt, hydrogenated vegetable oil (palm oil)}, dough conditioner blend {wheat flour, yeast, wheat gluten, contains less than 2% of enzyme, ascorbic acid, l-cysteine, soybean oil}, vegetable gum blend {arabic, guar}, cellulose gum, sodium propionate {preservative}], high fructose corn syrup, soybean oil, yeast), five cheese blend (low moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese [pasteurized part skim milk, cultures, salt, enzymes], shredded parmesan, asiago, and romano cheese blend [pasteurized cow's milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], powdered cellulose [anti-caking agent], shredded cheddar cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto extract color, powdered cellulose [anti-caking agent], powdered cellulose [anti-caking agent], seasoning [oregano, basil, red pepper, parsley]), garlic spread (soybean oil, water, salt, contains less than 2% of hydrogenated soybean oil, natural flavor and artificial flavors, mono - & diglycerides, soy lecithin, sodium benzoate [preservative], citric acid, beta-carotene [color], vitamin a palmitate added, calcium disodium edta added to protect flavor).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 19 Dec 2022

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.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

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