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French toast sticks

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Calcium propionateMinor concernPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    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. Calcium phosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    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.
  4. Polysorbate 80Minor 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

  • Bread51.3%No flag
  • Flour25.8%No flag›
  • Wheat flour12.7%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour6.4%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3753.2%No flag
  • Iron1.6%No flag›
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.4%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
  • Water24.4%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup12.2%No flag›
  • Yeast6.1%No flag›
  • Soya oil3%No flag›
  • Wheat gluten1.5%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Calcium sulfate · E5160.4%No flag
  • Calcium propionate · E2820.3%Low

    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

  • Flour treatment agent0.2%No flag
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E4810.2%No flag
  • Calcium peroxide · E930<0.1%No flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E300<0.1%No flag
  • Niacin · E375<0.1%No flag
  • Vitamin b3 · E375<0.1%No flag
  • Pyridoxine hydrochlorideNo flag›
  • Vitamin b6No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • Thiamin mononitrateNo flag›
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • CalciumNo flag›
  • Reduced ironNo flag›
  • Yeast nutrientsNo flag
  • Ammonium sulfate · E517No flag
  • Calcium sulfate · E516No flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Soya flourNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Fortified wheat flourNo flag
  • Wheat flourNo flag›
  • Niacin · E375No flag
  • Reduced ironNo flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrateNo flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of each of the followingNo 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.

  • CinnamonNo flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Gum arabic · E414No flag
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Polysorbate 80 · E433Low

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

  • SaltNo flag›
  • Soya flourNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • YeastNo flag›
  • Yellow corn flourNo flag
  • Calcium phosphates (E341)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

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Bread (enriched flour [wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, folic acid, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin), water, high fructose corn syrup, yeast, soybean oil, wheat gluten, salt, calcium sulfate, calcium propionate, dough conditioners [sodium stearoyl lactylate, calcium peroxide, ascorbic acid], niacin [vitamin b3], pyridoxine hydrochloride [b6], riboflavin, thiamine mononitrate, vitamin a palmitate, calcium, reduced iron, yeast nutrients [ammonium sulfate, calcium sulfate, monocalcium phosphate], cornstarch, soy lecithin, soy flour), water, enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), soybean oil, sugar, contains 2% or less of each of the following: carrageenan, cinnamon, dextrose, gum arabic, leavening (baking soda, monocalcium phosphate), natural and artificial flavor, polysorbate 80, salt, soy flour, soy lecithin, spice extractives, yeast, yellow corn flour.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Soy.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Calcium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
  • Polysorbate 80Synthetic 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

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1 high · 5 moderate · 4 low · 8 not assessed

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