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Purple CowDesserts · 0708820768055

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

3 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. 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.
  3. 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

  • Skimmed milk55%No flag
  • Cream22.5%No flag›
  • Sugar11%No flag›
  • Cinnamon apple variegate5.7%No flag
  • Corn syrup2.9%No flag›
  • Apple juice1.4%No flag›
  • Sugar0.7%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch0.4%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring0.2%No flag
  • Malic acid · E296<0.1%No flag
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate

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

  • Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • CinnamonNo flag›
  • Locust bean gum · E410No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Apple cider flavor2.9%No flag
  • Corn syrup1.4%No flag›
  • Apple juice0.7%No flag›
  • Water0.4%No flag›
  • Brown sugar0.2%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Malic acid · E296<0.1%No flag
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Annatto colorNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Corn syrup1.4%No flag›
  • Whey0.7%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of locust bean gum0.4%No flag
  • Guar gum · E4120.2%No flag
  • Carrageenan · E4070.2%Low

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

  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

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Skim milk, cream, sugar, cinnamon apple variegate (corn syrup, apple juice concentrate, sugar, modified cornstarch, natural flavor, malic acid, citric acid, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate [preservatives], cinnamon, locust bean gum, xanthan gum), apple cider flavor (corn syrup, apple juice concentrate, water, brown sugar, modified corn starch, natural flavors, malic acid, citric acid, caramel color, annatto color, spice), corn syrup, whey, contains 2% or less of locust bean gum, guar gum, carrageenan.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 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.
  • 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 low · 2 not assessed

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