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Sam's ChoiceFrozen Foods · 0078742112770

Pastry Appetizers

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten

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

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. 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

  • Wheat flour54.5%No flag›
  • Wheat flour27.9%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour13.3%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756.7%No flag
  • Reduced iron3.3%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.7%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Butter22.7%No flag›
  • Cream22.7%No flag›
  • Water11.4%No flag›
  • Cream cheese5.7%No flag
  • Soured milk2.8%No flag
  • Cream1.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Xanthan · E4150.4%No flag
  • Carob bean0.3%No flag›
  • And guar gums · E4120.3%No flag
  • Brie cheese2.8%No flag
  • Brie cheese1.4%No flag
  • Pasteurised milk0.7%No flag
  • Lactic ferments0.4%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.2%No flag›
  • Water0.7%No flag›
  • Cream0.4%No flag›
  • Dairy product0.2%No flag
  • Sodium phosphates · E339<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Cellulose gum · E466Low

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

  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Sorbic acid · E200No flag
  • To protect freshnessNo flag
  • Nisin · E234No flag
  • To protect freshnessNo flag
  • Red bell peppers1.4%No flag›
  • Sugar0.7%No flag›
  • Apple cider vinegar0.4%No flag›
  • Diluted with water to 5% acidity0.4%No flag
  • Sea salt0.2%No flag›
  • Modified food starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Red chili pepper<0.1%No flag
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Enriched unbleached wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), butter (pasteurized cream), water, cream cheese (pasteurized cultured milk, cream, salt, xanthan, carob bean, and/or guar gums), brie cheese (brie cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], water, pasteurized cream, dairy product solids, sodium phosphates, natural flavor, citric acid, salt, cellulose gum, guar gum, sorbic acid [to protect freshness], nisin [to protect freshness]), red bell peppers, sugar, apple cider vinegar (diluted with water to 5% acidity), sea salt, modified food starch, red chili pepper flakes.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • 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

3 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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