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Plant Based Foods And Beverages · 0021130119974

Sliced bagels

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 26 Feb 2026

Why it's rated this way

3 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.
  3. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    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

  • Fortified wheat flour51.9%No flag
  • Flour26.2%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour12.8%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756.4%No flag
  • Reduced iron3.2%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.6%No flag›
  • Thiamin1.6%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Water24.1%No flag›
  • Sugar3.4%No flag›
  • Brown sugar3.4%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of3.4%No flag
  • Cinnamon3.4%No flag›
  • Corn cereal3.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • Yeast0.5%No flag›
  • Fructose0.5%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.5%No flag›
  • Wheat starch0.5%No flag›
  • Wheat gluten0.5%No flag›
  • Cellulose gum · E4660.5%Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • Sunflower lecithin0.5%No flag›
  • E500ii0.5%No flag
  • Soya oil0.5%No flag›
  • Canola oil0.5%No flag›
  • Annatto oleoresin and turmeric oleoresin0.5%No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouring0.5%No flag
  • Calcium propionate · E2820.2%Low

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

  • Sorbic acid · E2000.2%No flag
  • To retard spoilage0.2%No flag
  • Spice0.5%No flag›
  • Corn flour0.5%No flag›
  • Monoglycerides0.5%No flag›
  • Guar gum · E4120.5%No flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E3000.5%No flag
  • Enzyme0.5%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a0.5%No flag
  • Cornmeal0.8%No flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

Show original label text

Unbromated unbleached enriched wheat flour (flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate [vitamin b1], riboflavin [vitamin b2], folic acid), water, sugar, brown sugar, contains 2% or less of: [cinnamon, corn cereal, salt, yeast, fructose, dextrose, wheat starch, wheat gluten, cellulose gum, sunflower lecithin, sodium bicarbonate, soybean oil, canola oil, annatto oleoresin and turmeric oleoresin, natural and artificial flavor], (calcium propionate, sorbic acid [to retard spoilage]), spices, corn flour, monoglycerides, guar gum, ascorbic acid, enzymes, caramel color, corn meal.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 26 Feb 2026

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.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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9 low · 8 not assessed

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