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Protein cake bites

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Allura red ACHigh 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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

  • Protein blend52.8%No flag
  • Milk protein concentrate27.3%No flag›
  • Whey protein isolate12.7%No flag
  • Milk protein isolate12.7%No flag
  • Coating23.6%No flag›
  • Maltitol · E96511.8%No flag
  • Palm kernel oil5.9%No flag›
  • Whey protein isolate3%No flag
  • Cocoa powder1.5%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin1.5%No flag›
  • Glycerin · E42211.8%No flag
  • Syrup blend5.9%No flag
  • Rice syrup3%No flag
  • Concentrated grape juice3%No flag
  • Isomalto-oligosaccharide3%No flag
  • Chicory fibre1.5%No flag
  • Water0.7%No flag›
  • Sunflower oil0.4%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouring0.2%No flag
  • Calcium caseinate<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Malic acid · E296<0.1%No flag
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Mixed tocopherols · E306No flag
  • Sucralose · E955Moderate

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

  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

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Protein blend (milk protein concentrate, whey protein isolate, milk protein isolate), coating (maltitol, palm kernel oil, whey protein isolate, cocoa powder [processed with alkali], soy lecithin), glycerin, syrup blend (rice syrup, grape juice concentrate), isomalto-oligosaccharide, chicory root fiber, water, sunflower oil, natural and artificial flavor, calcium caseinate, salt, malic acid, citric acid, mixed tocopherols, sucralose, red 40, soy lecithin, caramel color.

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
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • 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

3 low · 3 not assessed

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