Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 5 Feb 2021
Ovaltine, drink mix, classic malt
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 1 additive of concern (Ammonia caramel).
- High
Allergens
- Dairy
- Gluten
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 5 Feb 2021
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
Ingredients
- Corn maltodextrin12%No flag
- Caramel color · E150a0.8%No flag
- Skimmed milk3%No flag
- Caramel color · E150a1.5%No flag
- Beet juice color0.8%No flag
- Natural flavouring0.4%No flag
- Minerals<0.1%No flag
- Calcium carbonate · E170i<0.1%No flag
- Magnesium hydroxide · E528No flag
- Sodium ascorbate · E301No flag
- Niacinamide · E375No flag
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
Show original label text
Sugar, whey, corn maltodextrin, malt extract (malted barley, barley, caramel color, soy lecithin), nonfat milk, caramel color, beet juice color, natural flavors, soy lecithin, salt, molasses. vitamins and minerals: calcium carbonate, magnesium hydroxide, vitamin c (sodium ascorbate), ferric orthophosphate (iron), zinc sulfate, vitamin e acetate, niacinamide, copper gluconate, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b1 (thiamine hydrochloride), biotin, vitamin d3.
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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
- Retinyl PalmitateHigh concern
- SugarLow concern
- SaltLow concern
9 of 17 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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