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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 9 Mar 2017

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    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. Sodium sulphiteModerate concernSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Flour57.1%No flag›
  • Wheat flour29.8%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37513.7%No flag
  • Reduced iron6.8%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate3.4%No flag›
  • Thiamin3.4%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.7%No flag
  • Vitamin b2 · E1011.7%No flag
  • Folic acid1.7%No flag›
  • Whole wheat flour21.4%No flag
  • Vegetable oil10.7%No flag›
  • Contains one and more of the following5.4%No flag
  • Palm5.4%No flag
  • Canola2.7%No flag›
  • Soybean with tbhq for freshness2.7%No flag
  • Contains two percent and less of1.2%No flag
  • Salt1.2%No flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • YeastNo flag›
  • Barley malt flourNo flag›
  • Sodium sulfite · E221Moderate

    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Raising agent9.5%No flag
  • E500ii9.5%No flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

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Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate {vitamin b1}, riboflavin {vitamin b2}, folic acid), whole wheat flour, vegetable oil, (contains one or more of the following: palm, canola, soybean with tbhq for freshness), contains two percent or less of: salt, sugar, caramel color, yeast, malted barley flour, sodium sulfite, enzymes, leavening (baking soda).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 9 Mar 2017

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
  • Sodium sulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions in sensitive individuals.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 low · 4 not assessed

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