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Crackling sweetened rice cereal
MeijerPlant Based Foods And Beverages · 0708820494701

Crackling sweetened rice cereal

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Ammonia caramel).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Rice52.2%No flag›
  • Sugar22.4%No flag›
  • Coconut oil12.7%No flag›
  • Cocoa6.4%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of3.2%No flag
  • Corn syrup3.2%No flag›
  • Salt0.6%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a0.6%No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouring0.6%No flag
  • Vitamins0.6%No flag›
  • Minerals0.3%No flag
  • Thiamin0.3%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.3%No flag›
  • Vitamins0.2%No flag›
  • Vitamin b2 · E101<0.1%No flag
  • Riboflavin · E101<0.1%No flag
  • Niacin · E375<0.1%No flag
  • Niacinamide · E375<0.1%No flag
  • VitaminsNo flag›
  • Vitamin b6No flag›
  • Pyridoxine hydrochlorideNo flag›
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • Vitamin b12No flag›
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • Vitamin dNo flag›
  • Reduced ironNo flag›
  • ZincNo flag›
  • Zinc oxideNo flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

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Rice, sugar, coconut oil, cocoa (processed with alkali), contains 2% or less of: corn syrup, salt, caramel color, natural and artificial flavor. vitamins & minerals: vitamin b1 (thiamin mononitrate), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), niacin (niacinamide), vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), folic acid, vitamin b12, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d, reduced iron, zinc (zinc oxide).

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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 critical · 1 high · 5 moderate · 1 minor · 2 low · 4 not assessed

4 of 14 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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