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Banana Nut Muffins
MeijerSnacks · 0041250418344

Banana Nut Muffins

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Calcium phosphates).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy
  • Tree nuts

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 17 Oct 2019

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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

  • Banana nut muffin51.7%No flag
  • Fortified wheat flour26.7%No flag
  • Wheat flour25%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37524.2%No flag
  • Reduced iron12.1%No flag›
  • Thianmine mononitrate6%No flag
  • Riboflavin · E1013%No flag
  • Folic acid1.5%No flag›
  • Sugar0.8%No flag›
  • Bananas0.4%No flag›
  • Soya bean0.2%No flag›
  • Canola oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Eggs<0.1%No flag›
  • Walnuts<0.1%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • ButtermilkNo flag›
  • Skimmed milkNo flag
  • ButtermilkNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Bacterial cultureNo flag
  • WheyNo flag›
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Mono- and DIGLYCERIDES · E471No flag
  • Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids · E475No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Cellulose gum · E466Low

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

  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • VwalnutsNo flag
  • MilkNo flag›
  • SoyaNo flag›
  • Not listedNo flag
  • 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

BANANA NUT MUFFIN: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIANMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, BANANAS, SOYBEAN AND/OR CANOLA OIL, EGGS, WALNUTS, WATER, BUTTERMILK (SKIM MILK, DRY BUTTERMILK, SALT, BACTERIAL CULTURE), WHEY (MILK), LEAVENING (SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SALT, DEXTROSE, MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, XANTHAN GUM, CITRIC ACID, CELLULOSE GUM, SOY LECITHIN. CONTAINS WHEAT, EGGS, VWALNUTS, MILK AND SOY. MAY CONTAIN OTHER TREE NUTS NOT LISTED.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy, Tree nuts.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 17 Oct 2019

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • 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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