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Snacks · 0041512082436

Mini chocolate coated donuts

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 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

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

  1. TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    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. Sunset yellow FCFHigh 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.
  3. 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.
  4. DiphosphatesMinor 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

  • Donut51.5%No flag
  • Fortified wheat flour26.5%No flag
  • Wheat flour25%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37524.3%No flag
  • Reduced iron12.1%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate6.1%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1013%No flag
  • Folic acid1.5%No flag›
  • Sugar0.8%No flag›
  • Water0.4%No flag›
  • Palm oil0.2%No flag›
  • Canola<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk powder<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450iNo flag
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Whey powderNo flag
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Sodium propionate · E281Low

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

  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Yellow 5 · E102High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • Yellow 6 · E110High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Dried albumenNo flag
  • Egg whiteNo flag›
  • Bakers yeastNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • CoatingNo flag›
  • Icing sugarNo flag
  • Palm kernel oilNo flag›
  • Cocoa powderNo flag›
  • MonoglyceridesNo flag›
  • Polyglycerol polyricinoleate · E476No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Diphosphates (E450)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

Donut: enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, water, palm oil, canola and/or soybean oil, soy flour, non-fat dry milk, sodium acid pyrophosphate, dextrose, salt, sodium bicarbonate, whey powder, artificial flavor, enzyme, soy lecithin, preservatives (sodium propionate, potassium sorbate), xanthan gum, yellow 5, yellow 6, dried albumen (egg whites, bakers yeast, citric acid). coating: icing sugar, palm kernel oil, cocoa powder, monoglycerides, polyglycerol polyricinoleate, soy lecithin, natural flavor, salt.

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
  • TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
  • Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Sodium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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8 low · 9 not assessed

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