Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Rich milk & dark chocolate, cherry cordials
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.
- Critical
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.
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.
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.
Sulphur dioxideModerate concernSulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Sulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
- 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.
Ingredients
- Consist of chocolate55%No flag
- Whole milk1.7%No flag
- An emulsifier0.4%No flag
- Artificial flavouring0.4%No flag
- Citric acid · E3301.4%No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E2110.7%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Potassium sorbate · E2020.4%No flag
- Preservative0.4%No flag
- Sulfur dioxide · E2200.2%Moderate
Sulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
- To promote color retention0.2%No flag
- Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
- Fd&c red #40 · E129<0.1%High
Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Natural flavouring1.4%No flag
- Invertase · E11030.7%No flag
- Citric acid · E3300.4%No flag
- Fd&c red #40 · E1290.2%High
Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- And sodium benzoate · E2110.2%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Preservative0.2%No flag
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Consist of chocolate {sugar, chocolate, chocolate processed with alkali, cocoa butter, whole milk, milk fat, soy lecithin (an emulsifier), vanillin (an artificial flavor)}, cherries {cherries, sugar, water, citric acid, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (preservatives), sulfur dioxide (to promote color retention), natural flavor, fd&c red #40}, sugar, invert sugar, corn syrup, natural flavor, invertase (an enzyme), citric acid, fd&c red #40, and sodium benzoate (preservative).
Alerts
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Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Sulphur dioxideSulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- SugarLow concern
- Invert SugarLow concern
- Corn SyrupLow concern
1 of 4 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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