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Snacks · 0853517003633

Probiotic chocolate caramel bar

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • 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. 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

  • Chocolate coating53.3%No flag
  • Cocoa paste27%No flag
  • Dietary fiber13.2%No flag
  • Resistant maltodextrin13.2%No flag
  • Erythritol · E9686.6%No flag
  • Cocoa butter3.3%No flag›
  • Dietary fiber fructan1.6%No flag
  • Whey protein isolate0.8%No flag
  • Milkfat0.4%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin0.2%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring0.1%No flag
  • Steviol glycosides · E960<0.1%No flag
  • Stevia extract<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural vanilla extract<0.1%No flag
  • Caramel · E15023.3%No flag
  • Fructan23.3%No flag›
  • Scfos23.3%No flag
  • Maltodextrin11.7%No flag›
  • Water5.8%No flag›
  • Palm oil2.9%No flag›
  • Milk protein isolate1.5%No flag
  • Cream0.7%No flag›
  • Erythritol · E9680.4%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • E339ii<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Carrageenan · E407<0.1%Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Steviol glycosides · E960<0.1%No flag
  • Stevia<0.1%No flag
  • Probiotic cultures0.2%No flag
  • Bifidobacterium lactis hn019<0.1%No flag›
  • Lactobacillus acidophilus ncfm<0.1%No flag›
  • Paracasei lpc-37<0.1%No flag
  • Lactic bi-07<0.1%No flag
  • Lactic bi-04<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

Chocolate coating (unsweetened chocolate liquor, dietary fiber (resistant maltodextrin), erythritol, cocoa butter, dietary fiber fructan (fos), whey protein isolate, milkfat, soy lecithin, natural flavors, steviol glycosides (stevia extract), natural vanilla extract), caramel: (fructan (scfos), maltodextrin, water, palm oil, milk protein isolate, cream, erythritol, salt, natural flavors, disodium phosphate, soy lecithin, carrageenan, steviol glycosides (stevia)), probiotic cultures (bifidobacterium lactis hn019, lactobacillus acidophilus ncfm, l. paracasei lpc-37, b. lactic bi-07, b. lactic bi-04.)

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, 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 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

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3 low · 3 not assessed

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