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Rainbow cookies

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Egg
  • Soy
  • Tree nuts

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. TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    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. 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.
  3. Brilliant blue FCFModerate concernSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
    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

  • Flour52.3%No flag›
  • Sugar19.6%No flag›
  • Margarine14%No flag›
  • Palm oil7%No flag›
  • Water3.5%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E4711.8%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.9%No flag›
  • Sodium benzoate colored with beta carotene0.9%No flag
  • Whole egg7%No flag
  • Fd&c blue #1 · E1333.5%Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.

  • Red #40 · E1291.8%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Yellow #5 · E1020.9%High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • Natural and artificial flavouring0.4%No flag
  • Kernel paste0.2%No flag
  • Apricot kernels0.1%No flag
  • Sugar0.1%No flag›
  • Jelly filling0.1%No flag
  • Corn syrup0.1%No flag›
  • Apricot puree<0.1%No flag
  • Apple puree<0.1%No flag
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Raspberry juiceNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Pectin · E440aNo flag
  • Gellan gum · E418No flag
  • ChocolateNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • CocoaNo flag›
  • Lecithin · E322iNo flag
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Flour, sugar, margarine (palm oil, water, mono & diglycerides, soybean lecithin, sodium benzoate colored with beta carotene), whole egg, fd&c blue #1, red #40, yellow #5, natural & artificial flavor, kernel paste (apricot kernels & sugar)., jelly filling: corn syrup, apricot puree, apple puree, sugar, water, raspberry juice, citric acid, pectin, gellan gum., chocolate: sugar, soybean oil, cocoa, lecithin.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Egg, Soy, Tree nuts.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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