Skip to content
Saving recent analysis
No image yet
Cooking Helpers · 0018894409137

Plain bread crumbs, plain

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Sesame
  • 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. Calcium propionateMinor concernPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    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

  • Bread51.8%No flag
  • Fortified wheat flour26%No flag
  • Malted barley12.9%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756.4%No flag
  • Ferrous sulfate3.2%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.6%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.4%No flag›
  • Water0.2%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup0.1%No flag›
  • Corn syrup<0.1%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya bean<0.1%No flag›
  • Cottonseed oilNo flag›
  • CanolaNo flag›
  • Corn oilsNo flag›
  • May contain salt24.1%No flag
  • Yeast12.1%No flag›
  • Sugar3.2%No flag›
  • Honey3.2%No flag›
  • Sesame2.8%No flag
  • Poppyseed1.4%No flag
  • Molasses0.7%No flag›
  • Wheat gluten0.4%No flag›
  • Whey0.2%No flag›
  • Soya flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Whole wheat flour<0.1%No flag
  • Rye flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Oat bran<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn flourNo flag›
  • CornmealNo flag
  • Rice flourNo flag›
  • Potato flourNo flag›
  • ButterNo flag›
  • Skimmed milkNo flag
  • ButtermilkNo flag›
  • Lactic acid · E270No flag
  • Distilled vinegarNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Flour treatment agentNo flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • SodiumNo flag›
  • Calcium stearoyl lactylateNo flag›
  • Yeast nutrientsNo flag
  • Contains one and more of the followingNo flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • Calcium sulfate · E516No flag
  • Ammonium sulfate · E517No flag
  • Calcium propionate · E282Low

    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • 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

Enriched bread (enriched wheat flour, malted barley, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, water, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil) (soybean and/or cottonseed oil and/or canola and corn oils), may contain salt, yeast, sugar, honey, sesame and/or poppy seeds, molasses, wheat gluten, whey, soy flour, whole wheat flour, rye flour, oat bran, corn flour, corn meal, rice flour, potato flour, butter, skim milk, buttermilk, lactic acid, distilled vinegar, soy lecithin, dough conditioners (mono and diglycerides, sodium and/or calcium stearoyl lactylate), yeast nutrients (contains one or more of the following: monocalcium phosphate, calcium sulfate, ammonium sulfate), calcium propionate (preservative), potassium sorbate (preservative).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Sesame, Soy.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Calcium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
  • 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

1 low · 15 not assessed

15 of 16 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

Trust & sources

Where this product data comes from

How we assembled this record: source coverage, image cache state, review state, and the active product version.

Image cache

No product image yet

Pending enrichment

Ingredient content

Normalized label parsed

29 items

Your context

Through your lens

Everyday use

A balanced day-to-day read across overall concern and fit.

Change lens

Recent scans

See all

Products you open appear here on this device.