Declared allergens
This product declares Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Mini pie bites
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).
- Critical
Allergens
- Gluten
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
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.
Ingredients
- Niacin · E37512.9%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1011.6%No flag
- Fractionated palm oil3%No flag
- Evaporated apples0.7%No flag
- Treated with sulfur dioxide to preserve color0.7%No flag
- Contains less than 2% of each of the following0.4%No flag
- Preservative<0.1%No flag
- Sodium propionate · E281<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.
- Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
- Xanthan gum · E415<0.1%No flag
- Propylene glycol · E490No flag
- Calcium carbonate · E170iNo flag
- Agar · E406No flag
- Natural flavouringNo flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
- Sorbitan monostearate · E491No flag
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Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), high fructose corn syrup, water, palm oil & fractionated palm oil, sugar, evaporated apples (treated with sulfur dioxide to preserve color), contains less than 2% of each of the following: food starch-modified, salt, preservatives (sodium propionate, sodium benzoate, citric acid), corn starch, xanthan gum, wheat flour, malted barley flour, cinnamon, dextrose, propylene glycol, calcium carbonate, agar, natural flavors, mono - & diglycerides, sorbitan monostearate, soy lecithin.
Alerts
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.
- Sodium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- High Fructose Corn SyrupLow concern
- WaterLow concern
- SugarLow concern
6 of 12 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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