Skip to content
Saving recent analysis
No image yet
Cooking Helpers · 0041270827508

Muffin mix

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. Indigotine / indigo carmineModerate concernSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
    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. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    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

  • Flour53.1%No flag›
  • Wheat flour27.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37513%No flag
  • Iron6.5%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate3.3%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.6%No flag
  • Folic acid1.6%No flag›
  • Sugar15.5%No flag›
  • Dextrose15.5%No flag›
  • Partially hydrogenated vegetable fat8%No flag
  • Cottonseed oil8%No flag›
  • With emulsifier4%No flag
  • Soya lecithin4%No flag›
  • Corn flakes2%No flag
  • Degermed yellow corn meal1%No flag
  • Sugar0.5%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Malt extract0.1%No flag›
  • Vitamin c<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium ascorbate · E301<0.1%No flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E300<0.1%No flag
  • Iron<0.1%No flag›
  • Iron fumarate<0.1%No flag›
  • Vitamin a<0.1%No flag›
  • Retinyl palmitate<0.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E375No flag
  • Niacinamide · E375No flag
  • Vitamin b2 · E101No flag
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • ThiaminNo flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrateNo flag›
  • Vitamin b6No flag›
  • Pyridoxine hydrochlorideNo flag›
  • Vitamin dNo flag›
  • CholecalciferolNo flag›
  • Vitamin b12No flag›
  • CyanocobalaminNo flag›
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • Raising agent1%No flag
  • E500ii0.5%No flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E5410.5%No flag
  • Contains 2% and less of0.5%No flag
  • Gelatinized yellow flour0.5%No flag
  • Whey0.2%No flag›
  • Salt0.1%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Cellulose gum · E466<0.1%Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • Skimmed milkNo flag
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • ColourNo flag
  • Red 40 lake · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Blue 2 lake · E132Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.

Show original label text

Enriched bleached flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, dextrose, partially hydrogenated vegetable shortening (contains soybean and cottonseed oil) with emulsifier (soy lecithin), corn flake crumbs (degermed yellow corn meal, sugar, salt, malt extract, vitamin c [sodium ascorbate, ascorbic acid], iron [ferrous fumarate], vitamin a [palmitate], niacin [niacinamide], vitamin b2 [riboflavin], vitamin b1 [thiamine mononitrate], vitamin b6 [pyridoxine hydrochloride], vitamin d [cholecalciferol], vitamin b12 [cyanocobalamin], folic acid), leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate), contains 2% or less of: gelatinized yellow flour, whey, salt, natural and artificial flavor, citric acid, cellulose gum, nonfat milk, maltodextrin, color (red 40 lake, blue 2 lake)

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.
  • Indigotine / indigo carmineSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

4 low · 2 not assessed

2 of 6 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

16 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.