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Milk chocolate covered with crushed peppermint candy

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

3 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. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Milk chocolate62.5%No flag
  • Sugar33.3%No flag›
  • Cocoa butter14.6%No flag›
  • Whole milk powder7.3%No flag›
  • Cocoa liquor3.6%No flag
  • Soya lecithin1.8%No flag›
  • Vanilla extract1.8%No flag›
  • Dark chocolate18.8%No flag
  • Cocoa liquor9.4%No flag
  • Sugar4.7%No flag›
  • Cocoa butter2.3%No flag›
  • Whole milk powder1.2%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin0.6%No flag›
  • Vanilla extract0.6%No flag›
  • Graham cracker9.4%No flag
  • Flour4.7%No flag›
  • Wheat flour2.3%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3751.2%No flag
  • Reduced iron0.6%No flag›
  • Thiamin0.3%No flag›
  • Mononitrate0.1%No flag
  • Thiamin0.1%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101<0.1%No flag
  • Vitamin b2 · E101<0.1%No flag
  • Folic acid<0.1%No flag›
  • Graham flour2.3%No flag
  • Whole grain wheat flour2.3%No flag
  • Sugar1.2%No flag›
  • Soya oil0.6%No flag›
  • Honey0.3%No flag›
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Artificial flavouring0.3%No flag
  • Peppermint candy9.4%No flag
  • Sugar4.7%No flag›
  • Corn syrup2.3%No flag›
  • Titanium dioxide · E1711.2%High

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

  • Peppermint oil0.6%No flag›
  • Red 40 · E1290.6%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • 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

Milk chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, cocoa liquor, soy lecithin, vanilla extract), dark chocolate (cocoa liquor, sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, soy lecithin, vanilla extract), graham cracker (unbleached enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine, mononitrate {vitamin b1}, riboflavin {vitamin b2}, folic acid], graham flour [whole grain wheat flour], sugar, soybean oil, honey, leavening [baking soda and/or calcium phosphate], salt, soy lecithin, artificial flavor), peppermint candy (sugar, corn syrup, titanium dioxide, pure peppermint oil, red 40).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, 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.
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

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