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Savory FoodsSnacks · 0733549042865

Peanut butter cookie

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Peanut
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  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.

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

Ingredients

  • Flour53.1%No flag›
  • Wheat flour28.1%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour25%No flag›
  • Peanut paste23.4%No flag
  • Sugar11.7%No flag›
  • Palm kernel oil5.9%No flag›
  • Peanut flour2.9%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk powder1.5%No flag
  • Whey powder0.7%No flag
  • Peanut paste0.4%No flag
  • Peanuts0.2%No flag›
  • Hydrogenated oil0.2%No flag
  • Rapeseed oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Cottonseed oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.2%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Emulsifier<0.1%No flag
  • Sugar11.7%No flag›
  • Margarine5.9%No flag›
  • Palm oil2.9%No flag›
  • Water1.5%No flag›
  • Soya oil0.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Vegetable mono- and diglycerides0.2%No flag
  • Soya lecithin<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
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • E160aiNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • WheyNo flag›
  • Butter2.9%No flag›
  • Cream1.5%No flag›
  • Salt1.5%No flag›
  • Brown sugar1.5%No flag›
  • Granulated sugar0.7%No flag
  • Cane sugar molasses0.7%No flag
  • Invert sugar0.7%No flag›
  • Apple sauce0.4%No flag
  • Apple0.2%No flag›
  • Water0.2%No flag›
  • Peanut paste0.2%No flag
  • Roasted peanuts<0.1%No flag
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Peanut oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Hydrogenated vegetable oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Contains rapeseedNo flag
  • CottonseedNo flag›
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • MolassesNo flag›
  • MonoglyceridesNo flag›
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Canola oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Peanut butter flavor<0.1%No flag
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Sunflower lecithinNo flag›
  • Hydrolyzed sunflower lecithinNo flag
  • E341iiiNo flag
  • Anti-caking agentNo flag
  • Rice flourNo flag›
  • Baking powderNo flag
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Anhydrous sodium aluminum sulfateNo flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • VanillaNo 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.

Show original label text

Flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour), peanut butter chips (sugar, partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil, partially defatted peanut flour, nonfat dry milk powder, whey powder, peanut butter [peanuts, hydrogenated rapeseed and cottonseed oil], dextrose, salt, soy lecithin [emulsifier]), sugar, margarine (palm oil, water, soybean oil, salt, vegetable mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin, sodium benzoate [preservative], citric acid, natural and artificial flavor, beta carotene [color], vitamin a palmitate added, whey), butter (pasteurized cream, salt), brown sugar (granulated sugar, refined cane molasses syrup), invert sugar, apple sauce (apples, water), peanut butter (roasted peanuts, sugar, peanut oil, hydrogenated vegetable oil [contains rapeseed, cottonseed, and soybean oils], salt, molasses, monoglycerides, corn starch), salt, canola oil, peanut butter flavor, baking soda (sodium bicarbonate), sunflower lecithin (minimum 50% hydrolyzed sunflower lecithin, tricalcium phosphate [anti-caking agent], rice flour), baking powder (corn starch, sodium bicarbonate, anhydrous sodium aluminum sulfate, monocalcium phosphate), vanilla.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Peanut, Soy.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 high · 5 low · 4 not assessed

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