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Smarties

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Cochineal / carmine).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 28 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Cochineal / carmineModerate concernInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Insect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
    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

  • Sugar53.3%No flag›
  • Milk23.3%No flag›
  • Cocoa butter^11.7%No flag›
  • Cocoa paste5.8%No flag
  • Wheat flour2.9%No flag›
  • Vegetable fat1.5%No flag
  • Emulsifier1.5%No flag
  • Soya lecithin1.5%No flag›
  • Rice starch0.7%No flag›
  • Emulsifiers0.4%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.2%No flag›
  • 4760.2%No flag
  • Colours0.2%No flag
  • Carmine · E120<0.1%Moderate

    Insect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.

  • E160ai<0.1%No flag
  • Anthocyanin · E163<0.1%No flag
  • E141ii<0.1%No flag
  • Turmeric · E100<0.1%No flag
  • Flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Glazing agents<0.1%No flag
  • 903‚901<0.1%No flag
  • Spirulina powder<0.1%No flag
  • Product contains 62% milk chocolate and 38% crispy shell milk chocolate contains minimum 22% cocoa solids and minimum 25% milk solids arainforest alliance certifiedm cocoa<0.1%No flag
  • Find out more at ra.orgNo flag
  • ImportantNo flag
  • Children less than 4 years have limited chewing ability and could choke on small piecesNo flag
  • 30 made ina ®regNo flag
  • Trademark of société des produits nestlé s.aNo flag
  • Nutritional compass® store coNo flag
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sugar, milk solids, cocoa butter^, cocoa mass^, wheat flour, vegetable fat [emulsifier (soy lecithin)], rice starch, emulsifiers (soy lecithin, 476), colours (carmine, beta carotene, anthocyanin, copper chlorophyllin, turmeric), flavour, glazing agents (903,901), spirulina powder. contains milk, soy and wheat. product contains 62% milk chocolate and 38% crispy shell milk chocolate contains minimum 22% cocoa solids and minimum 25% milk solids arainforest alliance certifiedm cocoa. find out more at ra.org. important: children less than 4 years have limited chewing ability and could choke on small pieces. 1. 30 made ina ®reg. trademark of société des produits nestlé s.a. nutritional compass® store co

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 28 Mar 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Cochineal / carmineInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

3 low · 2 not assessed

2 of 5 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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