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Purdy Assorted Chocolates
Snacks · 00012105

Purdy Assorted Chocolates

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Peanut
  • Sulphites
  • Tree nuts

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 1 Apr 2026

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    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

  • Sugar50.9%No flag›
  • Glucose-fructose24.6%No flag
  • Milk ingredients12.3%No flag›
  • Chocolate6.1%No flag›
  • Cocoa butter3.1%No flag›
  • Almonds1.5%No flag›
  • Peanuts0.8%No flag›
  • Coconut oil0.4%No flag›
  • Cashew nuts0.2%No flag
  • Coconut<0.1%No flag›
  • Macadamia nut<0.1%No flag›
  • Hazelnuts<0.1%No flag›
  • Cherry<0.1%No flag›
  • Palm kernel oilNo flag›
  • Palm oilsNo flag›
  • Pecan nutNo flag›
  • GingerNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Šoy lecithinNo flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • OrangeNo flag›
  • WalnutsNo flag›
  • Glucose syrupNo flag›
  • Wheat glucose syrupNo flag
  • LemonsNo flag›
  • CoffeeNo flag›
  • Glycerol · E422No flag
  • Egg whiteNo flag›
  • Vegetable oilNo flag›
  • Strawberry powderNo flag
  • RaspberryNo flag›
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Invertase · E1103No flag
  • WaterNo flag›
  • YeastNo flag›
  • Instant coffeeNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • Gum arabic · E414No flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Gelatin · E428No flag
  • Carrageenan · E407Low

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

  • Maltol · E636No flag
  • Modified starchNo flag›
  • Truffles also containNo flag
  • Strawberry tequilaNo flag
  • SambucaNo flag
  • BrandyNo flag
  • KahluaNo flag
  • Grand marnierNo flag
  • VodkaNo flag›
  • Ice wineNo flag
  • Late harvest wineNo flag
  • Nutrition fack valeur nutrit per about 2 pieces par environ 2 moro amount teneur caloriesNo flag
  • Calori fatNo flag
  • Lipides 9 saturatedNo flag
  • S transNo flag
  • Tra contents will varyNo flag
Show original label text

sugar/glucose-fructose, milk ingredients, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, almonds, peanuts, coconut oil, cashews, coconut (sulphites), macadamias, hazelnuts, cherries (sulphites), palm kernel and palm oils, pecans, ginger, salt, šoy lecithin, natural and artificial flavours, oranges, walnuts, glucose syrup (wheat), lemons, coffee, glycerol, dried egg white, vegetable oil, strawberry powder, raspberry powder, córnstarch, citric acid, invertase, water, yeast, instant coffee, colour, sodium benzoate, gum arabic, baking soda, gelatin, carrageenan, maltol, modified starch. truffles also contain: strawberry tequila, sambuca, brandy, kahlua, grand marnier, vodka, ice wine (sulphites), late harvest wine (sulphites). nutrition fack valeur nutrit per about 2 pieces par environ 2 moro amount teneur calories/ calori fat / lipides 9 saturated /s trans / tra contents will vary

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Peanut, Sulphites, Tree nuts.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 1 Apr 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • 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

What drives this

2 moderate · 6 low · 21 not assessed

21 of 29 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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