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Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Ammonia caramel).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Peanut
  • Soy
  • Tree nuts

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

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Chocolate coating52.2%No flag
  • Sugar26.4%No flag›
  • Fractionated palm kernel oil12.9%No flag
  • Cocoa6.4%No flag›
  • Whey3.2%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk1.6%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.8%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring0.8%No flag
  • Glucose syrup23.9%No flag›
  • Caramel filling12%No flag
  • Corn syrup6%No flag›
  • Sugar3%No flag›
  • Cream1.5%No flag›
  • Fructose0.7%No flag›
  • Palm oil0.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring0.2%No flag
  • Trisource protein blend6%No flag
  • Whey protein isolate3%No flag
  • Calcium caseinate1.5%No flag›
  • Soy protein isolate0.7%No flag›
  • Toasted soy nuts0.7%No flag
  • E965ii3%No flag
  • Vegetable glycerin1.5%No flag
  • Oat fibre0.7%No flag
  • Almonds0.4%No flag›
  • High oleic canola oil0.2%No flag
  • Soy crisps<0.1%No flag
  • Soy protein isolate<0.1%No flag›
  • Tapioca starch<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • And less than 2% of<0.1%No flag
  • Calcium phosphate · E341<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Potassium phosphate · E340No flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
  • Vitamin cNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Peanut flourNo flag›
  • Iron fumarateNo flag›
  • IronNo flag›
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Iron fumarateNo flag›
  • IronNo flag›
  • Pyridoxine hydrochlorideNo flag›
  • Vitamin b6No flag›
  • Thiamin hydrochlorideNo flag›
  • ThiaminNo flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • Vitamin b2 · E101No flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

Show original label text

Chocolate flavored coating (sugar, fractionated palm kernel oil, cocoa, whey, nonfat milk, soy lecithin, natural flavor), glucose syrup, caramel filling (corn syrup, sugar, cream, fructose, palm oil, salt, natural flavor), trisource protein blend (whey protein isolate, calcium caseinate, soy protein isolate, toasted soy nuts), maltitol syrup, vegetable glycerin, oat fiber (contains wheat), almonds, high oleic canola oil, soy crisps (soy protein isolate, tapioca starch, salt), and less than 2% of: calcium phosphate, soy lecithin, salt, potassium phosphate, ascorbic acid (vitamin c), natural flavor, partially defatted peanut flour, ferrous fumarate (iron), caramel color, ferrous fumarate (iron), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), thiamin hydrochloride (vitamin b1), riboflavin (vitamin b2).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Peanut, Soy, Tree nuts.

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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

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

3 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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