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Pancakes, maple

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

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. 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

  • Whole wheat flour51.9%No flag
  • Water24.1%No flag›
  • Sugar6.4%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil6.4%No flag›
  • Soya bean3.2%No flag›
  • Palm1.6%No flag
  • Palm kernel oil0.8%No flag›
  • And canola oil0.8%No flag
  • Buttermilk5.6%No flag›
  • Eggs2.8%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of leavening1.4%No flag
  • E500ii0.7%No flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E5410.4%No flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341i0.4%No flag
  • Fructose0.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Corn cereal0.2%No flag›
  • Rice flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Yellow corn flour<0.1%No flag
  • Corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Corn syrupNo flag›
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Malt extractNo flag›
  • Corn syrup solidsNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • VitaminsNo flag›
  • MineralsNo flag
  • Vitamin a palmitate reduced ironNo flag
  • Niacinamide · E375No flag
  • VitaminsNo flag›
  • Vitamin b12No flag›
  • Vitamin b6No flag›
  • Pyridoxine hydrochlorideNo flag›
  • ThiaminNo flag›
  • Thiamin hydrochlorideNo flag›
  • Vitamin b2 · E101No flag
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

  • Calcium phosphates (E341)Low

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

Show original label text

Whole wheat flour, water, sugar, vegetable oil (soybean, palm, palm kernel, and/or canola oil), buttermilk, eggs, contains 2% or less of leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), fructose, salt, corn cereal, rice flour, yellow corn flour, cornstarch, natural and artificial flavors, corn syrup, caramel color, malt extract, corn syrup solids, soy lecithin. vitamins and minerals: vitamin a palmitate reduced iron, niacinamide, vitamin b12, vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b1 (thiamin hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, 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
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
  • 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

8 low · 9 not assessed

9 of 17 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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