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Sausage Croissants, Breakfast Sandwiches

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

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.

  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. Calcium propionateMinor concernPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    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

  • Croissant52.2%No flag
  • Fortified wheat flour27.2%No flag
  • Barley malt flour25%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37523.9%No flag
  • Reduced iron12%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate6%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1013%No flag
  • Folic acid1.5%No flag›
  • Water0.7%No flag›
  • Margarine0.4%No flag›
  • Palm oil0.2%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Artificial butter flavorNo flag
  • E160aiNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • Sugar0.2%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less<0.1%No flag
  • Yeast<0.1%No flag›
  • Whole milk powder<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Flour treatment agent<0.1%No flag
  • Wheat flourNo flag›
  • Datem · E472eNo flag
  • L-cysteine · E920No flag
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
  • Azodicarbonamide · E927aNo flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Calcium propionate · E282Low

    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

  • Sausage pattyNo flag
  • PorkNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • CoatingNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Isolated oat productNo flag
  • Sodium acetate · E262iNo flag
  • E262iiNo flag
  • Sodium phosphate · E339No flag
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

Show original label text

Croissant: enriched wheat flour (malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, margarine (palm oil, water, soybean oil, sugar, soy lecithin, mono and diglycerides, potassium sorbate, citric acid, artificial butter flavor, beta carotene [color], vitamin a palmitate added), sugar, contains 2% or less: yeast, whole milk powder, salt, dough conditioner (wheat flour, datem, l-cysteine, enzyme, ascorbic acid, azodicarbonamide), natural and artificial flavors, calcium propionate. sausage patty: pork, water, seasoning (salt, spices, sugar), isolated oat product, sodium acetate, sodium diacetate, sodium phosphate, caramel color.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, 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
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
  • Calcium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 high · 5 moderate · 1 low · 2 not assessed

2 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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