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Sandwich cookies

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. Indigotine / indigo carmineModerate concernSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
    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.
  4. 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Wheat flour53.6%No flag›
  • Wheat flour28%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37514.2%No flag
  • Reduced iron6.9%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate3.4%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.7%No flag
  • Folic acid1.7%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour12.8%No flag›
  • Potassium bromate · E92412.8%No flag
  • Sugar11%No flag›
  • Fat11%No flag
  • Palm oil5.5%No flag›
  • Modified palm oil5.5%No flag
  • Raspberry filling11%No flag
  • Fructose5.5%No flag›
  • Glucose2.7%No flag›
  • Apple puree1.4%No flag
  • Water0.7%No flag›
  • Raspberries pectin0.3%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3300.2%No flag
  • Gellan gum · E418<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium citrate<0.1%No flag›
  • Calcium citrate · E333<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate

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

  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Fd&c red #40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Blue #1 · E133Moderate

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

  • Blue #2 · E132Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.

  • Whole eggs6.7%No flag
  • Butter3.4%No flag›
  • Confectioner sugar1.7%No flag
  • Sugar0.8%No flag›
  • Corn starch0.8%No flag›
  • Water0.8%No flag›
  • Baking powder0.4%No flag
  • Cinnamon0.2%No flag›
  • Fudgeco0.1%No flag
  • Vegetable oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya<0.1%No flag›
  • Cottonseed<0.1%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Cocoa<0.1%No flag›
  • Cocoa pasteNo flag
  • Sorbitan monostearate · E491No flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Skimmed milk<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial colors and flavors<0.1%No flag
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Wheat flour (bleached wheat flour enriched (niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), malted barley flour, potassium bromate), sugar, shortening (palm oil, modified palm oil), raspberry filling (fructose, glucose, apple puree, water, raspberries pectin, citric acid, gellan gum, sodium citrate, calcium citrate, sodium benzoate (preservative), natural and artificial flavour, colors (fd&c red #40, blue #1, blue #2)), whole eggs, butter, confectioner sugar (sugar, cornstarch), water, baking powder, ground cinnamon, fudgeco (vegetable oil (partially hydrogenated soy and cottonseed), sugar, cocoa (processed with alkali), chocolate liquor, sorbitan monostearate, polysorbate 60, natural and artificial flavor, salt, soy lecithin), dry skim milk, salt, natural and artificial colors and flavors.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Indigotine / indigo carmineSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
  • Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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3 low · 3 not assessed

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