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Metsovo Baking CompanySnacks · 0895178001078

Brownie

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 5 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Allura red ACHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    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. Titanium dioxideHigh concernPossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
    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. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Phosphoric acidMinor concernAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Brownie mix50%No flag
  • Sugar25%No flag›
  • Fortified wheat flour12.5%No flag
  • Flour6.3%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3753.1%No flag
  • Reduced iron1.6%No flag›
  • Ferrous sulfate0.8%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.4%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.2%No flag
  • Folic acid0.2%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil6.3%No flag›
  • Soya bean3.1%No flag›
  • Cottonseed oil3.1%No flag›
  • Cocoa processed with alkali3.1%No flag
  • Corn syrup solids1.6%No flag›
  • Soya oil0.8%No flag›
  • Egg white0.4%No flag›
  • Corn starch0.2%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a<0.1%No flag
  • Dextrose<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Skimmed milkNo flag
  • Water25%No flag›
  • Cream cheese filling12.5%No flag
  • Modified starch6.3%No flag›
  • Fat3.1%No flag
  • Titanium dioxide · E1711.6%High

    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.

  • Phosphoric acid · E3380.8%Low

    Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.

  • Potassium sorbate · E2020.8%No flag
  • Greek yogurt6.3%No flag
  • Cultured pasteurized grade a fat free milk3.1%No flag
  • Skimmed milk3.1%No flag
  • Glycerine · E4223.1%No flag
  • Sodium propionate · E2813.1%Low

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

  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

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Brownie mix (sugar, enriched wheat flour bleached [flour, niacin, reduced iron, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], partially hydrogenated vegetable oil [soybean and/or cottonseed oil], cocoa processed with alkali, corn syrup solids, soybean oil, dry egg whites, cornstarch, salt, caramel color, dextrose, soy lecithin, leavening [baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate], natural and artificial flavors, red 40, nonfat milk), water, cream cheese filling (modified starch, shortening, titanium dioxide, phosphoric acid, potassium sorbate), greek yogurt (cultured pasteurized grade a fat free milk, fat free milk solids), glycerine, sodium propionate.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
  • Sodium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
  • Phosphoric acidAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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