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Classic European Pastry, Raspberry

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 9 Mar 2017

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. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    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

  • Flour52.6%No flag›
  • Wheat flour23.7%No flag›
  • Enriched11.8%No flag›
  • Wheat flour5.9%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour3%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3751.5%No flag
  • Reduced iron0.7%No flag›
  • Thaimine mononitrate0.4%No flag
  • Riboflavin · E1010.2%No flag
  • Folic acid0.2%No flag›
  • Cream cheese5.9%No flag
  • Soured milk3%No flag
  • Cream1.5%No flag›
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Stabiliser1.2%No flag
  • Xanthan and0.3%No flag
  • Or carob bean and guar gums0.9%No flag
  • Palm margarine3%No flag
  • Palm oil1.5%No flag›
  • Water0.7%No flag›
  • Soya oil0.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Whey<0.1%No flag›
  • Vegetable mono- and diglycerides<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • E160aiNo flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • Sugar1.5%No flag›
  • Raspberry puree0.7%No flag
  • Corn starch0.4%No flag›
  • Corn syrup0.2%No flag›
  • Butter<0.1%No flag›
  • Cream<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Raspberry flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Propylene glycol · E490<0.1%No flag
  • Ethyl alcohol · E1510No flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • Butter vanilla flavor<0.1%No flag
  • Dextrose<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Silicon dioxide · E551No flag
  • Ethyl alcohol · E1510No flag
  • Turmeric extract · E100No flag
  • Apo carotenalNo flag
  • Vitamin eNo flag›
  • Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose · E466Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

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Flour (wheat flour, enriched (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thaimine mononitrate, riboflavin and folic acid), cream cheese (pasteurized cultured milk and cream, salt, stabilizers (xanthan and /or carob bean and/or guar gums)), palm margarine (palm oil, water, soybean oil, salt, whey solids, vegetable mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin, artificial flavor, beta carotene, vitamin a palmitate added), sugar, raspberry puree, corn starch, corn syrup, butter (pasteurized cream,salt), raspberry flavor(water, propylene glycol, ethyl alcohol, citric acid, caramel color, sodium benzoate), butter vanilla flavor(dextrose, corn starch, silicon dioxide, ethyl alcohol, turmeric extract, apo carotenal, vitamin e), potassium sorbate, salt, carboxymethyl cellulose, xanthan gum, citric acid, sodium benzoate, maltodextrin.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 9 Mar 2017

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.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 moderate · 3 low · 4 not assessed

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