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Snacks · 0041144752738

Peaches & cream strudel straws

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    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. Sodium metabisulphiteModerate concernSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
    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. 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.
  4. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    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

  • Fortified wheat flour51.9%No flag
  • Flour26.2%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37512.9%No flag
  • Reduced iron6.4%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate3.2%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.6%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.4%No flag›
  • Ascorbic acid · E3000.4%No flag
  • Margarine24%No flag›
  • Palm12%No flag
  • Canola oil12%No flag›
  • Sugar9%No flag›
  • Monoglycerides7.5%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin3.8%No flag›
  • Artificial flavouring1.9%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3300.9%No flag
  • Retinyl palmitate0.5%No flag›
  • Vitamin d0.2%No flag›
  • Beta carotene color0.1%No flag
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup<0.1%No flag›
  • Cream cheese<0.1%No flag
  • MilkfatNo flag›
  • Skimmed milkNo flag
  • Bacterial cultureNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Locust bean gum · E410No flag
  • AppleNo flag›
  • AppleNo flag›
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
  • Sodium metabisulphite · E223Moderate

    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

  • PeachesNo flag›
  • Modified corn starchNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • Malic acid · E296No flag
  • Cellulose gum · E466Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • Sodium acid sulfateNo flag›
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Sodium citrateNo 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.

  • Fd&cNo flag
  • Yellow 5 · E102No flag
Show original label text

Enriched wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, enzymes, ascorbic acid), margarine (palm and canola oil), sugar, monoglycerides, soy lecithin, artificial flavor, citric acid, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d, beta carotene color, sugar, high fructose corn syrup, cream cheese (milkfat, nonfat milk, bacterial culture, salt, guar gum, locust bean gum), apple (apples, potassium sorbate, ascorbic acid, sodium metabisulphite), peaches, modified corn starch, salt, natural and artificial flavors, preservatives (potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate), malic acid, cellulose gum, sodium acid sulfate, guar gum, sodium citrate, carrageenan, fd&c (yellow 5 & 6).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, 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
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Sodium metabisulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 critical · 1 high · 3 moderate · 4 low · 4 not assessed

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