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Snacks · 0786560502368

Protein bar

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Peanut
  • 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. 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.
  2. SucraloseModerate concernSweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
    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

  • Peanut flavored coating50%No flag
  • Maltitol · E96525%No flag
  • Fractionated palm kernel oil12.5%No flag
  • Peanut flour6.3%No flag›
  • Milk protein isolate3.1%No flag
  • Sodium caseinate1.6%No flag›
  • Salt0.8%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin0.4%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring0.4%No flag
  • E965ii25%No flag
  • Metamyosyn vpp protein blend12.5%No flag
  • Whey protein isolate6.3%No flag
  • Casein3.1%No flag›
  • Calcium caseinate1.6%No flag›
  • Hydrolyzed whey protein isolate0.8%No flag
  • Egg white0.4%No flag›
  • L-glutamine0.4%No flag›
  • Soy protein isolate6.3%No flag›
  • Maltitol · E9653.1%No flag
  • Glycerine · E4221.6%No flag
  • Water0.8%No flag›
  • Peanuts0.4%No flag›
  • Sorbitol · E4200.2%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Tapioca starch<0.1%No flag
  • Polydextrose · E1200<0.1%No flag
  • Invert evaporated cane syrup<0.1%No flag
  • Enzyme modified soy proteinNo flag
  • Vitamin and mineral blendNo flag
  • Calcium carbonate · E170iNo flag
  • Magnesium oxide · E530No flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
  • Ferric orthophosphateNo flag›
  • D alpha tocopheryl acetateNo flag›
  • Niacinamide · E375No flag
  • Pyridoxine hydrochlorideNo flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • Thiamin mononitrateNo flag›
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • BiotinNo flag›
  • Potassium iodideNo flag›
  • Vitamin b-12No flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • FructoseNo flag›
  • Peanut flourNo flag›
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Fractionated palm kernel oilNo flag
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Pectin · E440aNo flag
  • Calcium lactate · E327No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Sodium caseinateNo flag›
  • Sucralose · E955Moderate

    Sweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.

  • Tartaric acid · E334No flag
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • Mixed tocopherols · E306No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

Show original label text

Peanut flavored coating (maltitol, fractionated palm kernel oil, partially defatted peanut flour, milk protein isolate, sodium caseinate, salt, soy lecithin, natural flavor), maltitol syrup, metamyosyn vpp protein blend (whey protein isolate, casein, calcium caseinate, hydrolyzed whey protein isolate, egg white, l-glutamine), soy protein isolate, maltitol, glycerine, water, ground peanuts, sorbitol, natural flavor, tapioca starch, polydextrose, invert evaporated cane syrup, enzyme modified soy protein, vitamin and mineral blend (calcium carbonate, magnesium oxide, ascorbic acid, ferric orthophosphate, alpha-tocopherol acetate, niacinamide, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, thiamin mononitrate, folic acid, biotin, potassium iodide, vitamin b-12), sugar, salt, fructose, partially defatted peanut flour, caramel color, fractionated palm kernel oil, maltodextrin, mono - and diglycerides, pectin, calcium lactate, soy lecithin, sodium caseinate, sucralose, tartaric acid, soybean oil, mixed tocopherols (added to protect flavor).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Peanut, Soy.

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.
  • SucraloseSweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

5 low · 5 not assessed

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