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Mini croissants
Snacks · 0048121101015

Mini croissants

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 18 Aug 2021

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity 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.
  2. Calcium 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.
  3. 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

  • Fortified wheat flour52.1%No flag
  • Wheat flour26.4%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37512.8%No flag
  • Iron6.4%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate3.2%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.6%No flag
  • Folic acid1.6%No flag›
  • Margarine24%No flag›
  • Soya12%No flag›
  • Palm6%No flag
  • Modified palm3%No flag
  • Canola1.5%No flag›
  • Palm kernel oil0.7%No flag›
  • Modified palm kernel oil0.4%No flag
  • Water0.2%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Whey<0.1%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • E160aiNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • CholecalciferolNo flag›
  • Water12%No flag›
  • Sugar4.2%No flag›
  • Yeast3.9%No flag›
  • Dextrose2%No flag›
  • Soya flour1%No flag›
  • Wheat gluten0.5%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk0.2%No flag
  • Salt0.1%No flag›
  • Artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Calcium propionate · E282<0.1%Low

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

  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • Sorbic acid · E200No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • E160aiNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Corn syrup solidsNo flag›
  • Propylene glycol alginate · E405No flag
  • Tocopherols · E306No flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Phosphoric acid · E338Low

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

Show original label text

Enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), margarine (soy, palm, modified palm, canola, palm kernel and/or modified palm kernel oil, water, sugar, salt, whey, mono - and diglycerides, soy lecithin, sodium benzoate & potassium sorbate [preservatives], citric acid, natural flavor, beta-carotene [color], vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3), water, sugar, yeast, dextrose, soy flour, wheat gluten, nonfat milk, salt, artificial flavor, mono - and diglycerides, calcium propionate (preservative), sodium stearoyl lactylate, sorbic acid (preservative), soybean oil, beta carotene (color), corn syrup solids, propylene glycol alginate, tocopherols, ascorbic acid, citric acid, potassium sorbate (preservative), phosphoric acid.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 18 Aug 2021

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Calcium 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

What drives this

5 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 10 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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