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Peppermint bark nutrition bars

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium phosphates).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 21 Sep 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Sodium 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.
  2. 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Soy protein nuggets54.2%No flag
  • Soy protein isolate28.5%No flag›
  • Cocoa12.8%No flag›
  • Tapioca starch12.8%No flag
  • Yogurt coating22.9%No flag
  • Cane sugar syrup11.5%No flag
  • Fractionated palm kernel oil5.7%No flag
  • Skimmed milk2.9%No flag
  • Nonfat yogurt powder1.4%No flag
  • Cultured nonfat milk1.4%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.7%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch0.4%No flag›
  • Lactic acid · E2700.2%No flag
  • Vanilla extract0.2%No flag›
  • Corn syrup11.5%No flag›
  • White chocolate chunks5.7%No flag
  • Sugar2.9%No flag›
  • Cocoa butter1.4%No flag›
  • Whole milk powder0.7%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk powder0.4%No flag
  • Milkfat0.2%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Vanilla extract<0.1%No flag›
  • Dark chocolate layer2.9%No flag
  • Sugar1.4%No flag›
  • Tapioca syrup0.7%No flag
  • Water0.4%No flag›
  • Milk protein concentrate0.2%No flag›
  • Palm kernel oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Cocoa paste<0.1%No flag
  • Dutch-process cocoa<0.1%No flag
  • Glycerine · E422<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • E339iiNo flag
  • SaltNo 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.

  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Cocoa paste1.4%No flag
  • Safflower oil0.7%No flag›
  • High oleic0.7%No flag
  • Fructose syrup0.4%No flag
  • Peppermint bark pieces0.2%No flag
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Rice syrup<0.1%No flag
  • Palm kernel oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Palm oil<0.1%No flag›
  • WheyNo flag›
  • Whole milk powderNo flag›
  • Beetroot juice concentrateNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Soy lecithin natural flavorNo flag
  • Soy protein isolate<0.1%No flag›
  • Chocolate powder<0.1%No flag
  • Cocoa powder<0.1%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Cocoa pasteNo flag
  • Cocoa butterNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • VanillaNo flag›
  • Glycerine · E422<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium phosphates (E339)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

Soy protein nuggets (isolated soy protein, cocoa [processed with alkali], tapioca starch), yogurt flavored coating (dried cane syrup, fractionated palm kernel oil, nonfat milk, nonfat yogurt powder [cultured nonfat milk], soy lecithin, modified corn starch, lactic acid, vanilla extract), corn syrup, white chocolate chunks (sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, nonfat dry milk, milkfat, soy lecithin, vanilla extract), dark chocolate layer (sugar, tapioca syrup, water, milk protein concentrate, palm kernel oil, chocolate liquor, dutch-process cocoa [processed with alkali], glycerine, soy lecithin, disodium phosphate, salt, carrageenan, natural flavor), chocolate liquor, safflower oil (high oleic), fructose syrup, peppermint bark pieces (sugar, rice syrup, palm kernel oil, palm oil, whey, whole milk powder, beet juice concentrate [for color], soy lecithin natural flavor), soy protein isolate, chocolate powder (cocoa powder, sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla), glycerine

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 21 Sep 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 low · 1 not assessed

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