Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 20 Mar 2025
Pretzel bites
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Gluten
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 20 Mar 2025
Why it's rated this way
4 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
Sunset yellow FCFHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- 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.
Annatto / bixin / norbixinMinor concernNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance 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.
PolyphosphatesMinor 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.
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.
Ingredients
- Pretzel bites52.5%No flag
- Cheese sauce23.8%No flag
- Cheddar cheese1.5%No flag
- Pasteurised milk0.7%No flag
- Lactic ferments0.4%No flag
- Annatto · E160b<0.1%Low
Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
- Colour<0.1%No flag
- Sodium hexametaphosphate · E452i<0.1%No flag
- Mono- and DIGLYCERIDES · E471<0.1%No flag
- Sodium phosphate · E339No flag
- Cellulose gum · E466Low
Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- Lactic acid · E270No flag
- Natural flavouringNo flag
- Annatto · E160bLow
Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
- ColourNo flag
- Yellow 6 · E110High
Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Polyphosphates (E452)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
PRETZEL BITES (WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, YEAST, MALTED BARLEY, DEXTROSE), CHEESE SAUCE (WATER, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL) MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO (COLOR)), WHEY, CORNSTARCH, SALT, SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE, RICE FLOUR, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, YEAST EXTRACT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, MILK FAT, CELLULOSE GUM, LACTIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVORS, ANNATTO EXTRACT (COLOR), YELLOW 6.
Alerts
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
- PolyphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
- 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
- WaterLow concern
- Corn StarchLow concern
- SaltLow concern
6 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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