Skip to content
Saving recent analysis
No image yet
Snacks · 0035751113082

Muffin

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Ammonia caramel).

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

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Granulated sugar51.9%No flag
  • Wheat flour24.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37512%No flag
  • Reduced iron6%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate3%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.5%No flag
  • Barley malt flour0.8%No flag›
  • Ascorbic acid · E3000.4%No flag
  • Folic acid0.4%No flag›
  • Whole eggs12%No flag
  • Water6%No flag›
  • Soya oil3%No flag›
  • Chocolate chunk1.5%No flag
  • Sugar0.8%No flag›
  • Whole milk powder0.4%No flag›
  • Cocoa butter0.2%No flag›
  • Cocoa paste<0.1%No flag
  • Anhydrous dextrose<0.1%No flag›
  • Milk powder<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Added as an emulsifier<0.1%No flag
  • VanillinNo flag›
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Palm oilNo flag›
  • With mono- and diglyceridesNo flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
  • Citric acid added as a preservativeNo flag
  • Cocoa powderNo flag›
  • AlkalizedNo flag
  • Baking powderNo flag
  • Modified food starchNo flag›
  • Invert sugarNo flag›
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial chocolate flavorsNo flag
  • Propylene glycol · E490No flag
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Corn syrupNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Glucono delta lactone · E575No flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

Show original label text

Granulated sugar, bleached wheat flour enriched (niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, malted barley flour, ascorbic acid, folic acid), whole eggs, water, soybean oil, chocolate chip (sugar, whole milk powder, cocoa butter, chocolate liquor, anhydrous dextrose, dry milk, soy lecithin (added as an emulsifier), vanillin (artificial flavoring), palm oil (with mono & diglycerides, polysorbate 60, citric acid added as a preservative), cocoa powder (alkalized), baking powder, modified food starch, invert sugar, potassium sorbate, salt, natural and artificial chocolate flavors (propylene glycol, caramel color, corn syrup, natural and artificial flavors), sodium stearoyl lactylate, caramel color, xanthan gum, guar gum, glucono delta lactone.

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

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 high · 2 moderate · 3 low · 8 not assessed

8 of 14 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

Trust & sources

Where this product data comes from

How we assembled this record: source coverage, image cache state, review state, and the active product version.

Image cache

No product image yet

Pending enrichment

Ingredient content

Normalized label parsed

28 items

Your context

Through your lens

Everyday use

A balanced day-to-day read across overall concern and fit.

Change lens

Recent scans

See all

Products you open appear here on this device.