Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Shortbread cookies
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Ammonia caramel).
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Egg
- Gluten
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
Annatto / bixin / norbixinMinor concernNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
- 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.
Ingredients
- Fortified wheat flour56.3%No flag
- Niacin · E3756.8%No flag
- Reduce iron3.4%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1010.9%No flag
- Cream salt10.9%No flag
- Annatto · E160b10.9%Low
Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
- Pure vanilla extract3.1%No flag
- Ethyl alcohol · E15100.8%No flag
- Natural black color1.6%No flag
- Caramel color · E150a0.8%No flag
- Natural red color0.8%No flag
- Beetroot0.4%No flag
- Citric acid · E3300.4%No flag
- Natural yellow color0.8%No flag
- Turmeric caramel color0.8%No flag
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
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Enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduce iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), butter (cream salt, annatto), cane sugar, eggs, pure vanilla extract (water, ethyl alcohol (35%), vanilla beans), natural black color (caramel color, vegetable juice), natural red color (beets, citric acid), natural yellow color (turmeric caramel color).
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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.
- Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- Cane SugarLow concern
2 of 3 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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