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Plant Based Foods And Beverages · 0884912296061

O's cereal

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

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Why it's rated this way

3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Titanium dioxideHigh concernPossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
    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. Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Moderate concernAntioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    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. Calcium phosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    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

  • Corn flour51.9%No flag›
  • Sugar21.7%No flag›
  • Wholemeal oat flour13.2%No flag
  • Cocoa6.6%No flag›
  • Canola oil3.3%No flag›
  • Corn syrup1.7%No flag›
  • Flour0.8%No flag›
  • Wheat flour0.4%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3750.2%No flag
  • Reduced iron0.1%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate<0.1%No flag›
  • Thiamin<0.1%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101<0.1%No flag
  • Vitamin b2 · E101<0.1%No flag
  • Folic acid<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Degermed corn meal0.2%No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouring0.1%No flag
  • Corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Palm oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Titanium dioxide · E171<0.1%High

    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.

  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • ChocolateNo flag›
  • High fructose corn syrupNo flag›
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Calcium phosphate · E341Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Bht to preserve freshness · E321Moderate

    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

  • VitaminsNo flag›
  • MineralsNo flag
  • Ferric orthophosphateNo flag›
  • Niacinamide · E375No flag
  • Vitamin b3 · E375No flag
  • Zinc oxideNo flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrateNo flag›
  • ThiaminNo flag›
  • Calcium pantothenateNo flag›
  • A b-vitaminNo flag
  • Pyridoxine hydrochlorideNo flag›
  • Vitamin b6No flag›
  • Folic acidNo flag›
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Corn flour, sugar, whole grain oat flour, cocoa (processed with alkali), canola oil, corn syrup, unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), riboflavin (vitamin b2), folic acid), salt, degermed corn meal, natural and artificial flavor, cornstarch, palm oil, titanium dioxide (color), unsweetened chocolate, high fructose corn syrup, leavening (baking soda and/or calcium phosphate), soy lecithin, bht to preserve freshness. vitamins and minerals: ferric orthophosphate (source of iron), niacinamide (vitamin b3), zinc oxide (source of zinc), thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), calcium pantothenate (a b-vitamin), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), folic acid.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares 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
  • Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
  • Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 minor · 10 low · 6 not assessed

6 of 17 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all
  6. 17VitaminsNot assessed

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