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Nw bear creek caramel

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Ammonia caramel).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

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.

  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.
  2. CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    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

  • Milkfat53.3%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk23.3%No flag
  • Sweet cream buttermilk11.7%No flag›
  • Sugar5.8%No flag›
  • Caramel revel2.9%No flag
  • Corn syrup1.5%No flag›
  • Sweetened condensed skimmed milk0.7%No flag
  • Condensed skimmed milk0.4%No flag
  • Sugar0.2%No flag›
  • Corn syrup0.2%No flag›
  • Water0.4%No flag›
  • Sugar0.2%No flag›
  • Cream<0.1%No flag›
  • Butter<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium alginate · E401<0.1%No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Pectin · E440aNo flag
  • Corn syrup1.5%No flag›
  • Caramel cups0.7%No flag
  • Sugar0.4%No flag›
  • Coconut oil0.2%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk<0.1%No flag
  • Cocoa processed with alkali<0.1%No flag
  • Natural cocoa<0.1%No flag
  • Whey<0.1%No flag›
  • Partially hydrogenated palm oilNo flag
  • Corn syrupNo flag›
  • Fresh creamNo flag
  • ButterNo flag›
  • Fractionated palm kernel oilNo flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup0.4%No flag›
  • Butter caramel flavor0.2%No flag
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Condensed skimmed milk<0.1%No flag
  • Brown sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrupNo flag›
  • ButterNo flag›
  • CreamNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • TurmericNo flag›
  • ColourNo flag
  • Whey<0.1%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Guar gum · E412<0.1%No flag
  • Calcium sulfate · E516<0.1%No flag
  • Locust bean gum · E410No flag
  • Carrageenan · E407Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

Show original label text

Milkfat and nonfat milk, sweet cream buttermilk, sugar, caramel revel (corn syrup, sweetened condensed skim milk [condensed skim milk, sugar, corn syrup], water, sugar, cream, butter, salt, sodium alginate, xanthan gum, mono and diglycerides, natural flavor, pectin), corn syrup, caramel cups (sugar, coconut oil, whole and nonfat milk, cocoa processed with alkali, natural cocoa, whey, partially hydrogenated palm oil, corn syrup, heavy cream, butter, fractionated palm kernel oil, natural and artificial flavors, salt), high fructose corn syrup, butter caramel flavor (sugar, water, condensed skim milk, brown sugar, high fructose corn syrup, butter [cream, salt], salt, caramel color, citric acid, turmeric [color]), whey, mono and diglycerides, guar gum, calcium sulfate, locust bean gum, carrageenan.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

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.
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

3 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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