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oatmeal

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 14 Jan 2021

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

  • Whole grain steel cut oats53.3%No flag
  • Sugar23.3%No flag›
  • Oat hull fiber11.7%No flag
  • Brown sugar5.8%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of each2.9%No flag
  • Salt2.9%No flag›
  • Calcium carbonate · E170i1.5%No flag
  • A source of calcium1.5%No flag
  • Natural flavouring0.7%No flag
  • Guar gum · E4120.4%No flag
  • Caramel color · E150a0.2%No flag
  • Ferric orthophosphate<0.1%No flag›
  • A source of iron<0.1%No flag
  • Niacinamide · E375<0.1%No flag
  • Vitamin b3 · E375<0.1%No flag
  • Thiamin mononitrate<0.1%No flag›
  • Thiamin<0.1%No flag›
  • Calcium pantothenate<0.1%No flag›
  • Pantothenic acid<0.1%No flag›
  • Pyridoxine hydrochlorideNo flag›
  • Vitamin b6No flag›
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

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whole grain steel cut oats, sugar, oat hull fiber, brown sugar, contains 2% or less of each: salt, calcium carbonate (a source of calcium), natural flavor, guar gum, caramel color, ferric phosphate (a source of iron), niacinamide (vitamin b3), thiamine mononitrate (vitamin b1), calcium pantothenate (vitamin b5), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), folic acid (vitamin b9).

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

3 moderate · 1 minor · 2 low · 1 not assessed

1 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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