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Snacks · 0070038607779

Soft cookies

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • 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. DiphosphatesMinor 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

  • Wheat flour53.1%No flag›
  • Wheat flour27.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37513%No flag
  • Iron6.5%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate3.3%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.6%No flag
  • Folic acid1.6%No flag›
  • Sugar18%No flag›
  • Canola14.4%No flag›
  • Soya bean7.2%No flag›
  • Palm oil3.6%No flag›
  • Dark chocolate flavored confectionary chip1.8%No flag
  • Sugar0.9%No flag›
  • Hydrogenated palm kernel oil0.5%No flag›
  • Cocoa powder0.2%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin0.1%No flag›
  • Emulsifier0.1%No flag
  • Iodised salt<0.1%No flag
  • Artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Vanillin<0.1%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup0.9%No flag›
  • Corn syrup0.5%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of0.2%No flag
  • E500ii0.2%No flag
  • Salt0.1%No flag›
  • Whey<0.1%No flag›
  • Cocoa powder<0.1%No flag›
  • Baking powder<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450iNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Calcium phosphate · E341No flag
  • EggsNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

  • Diphosphates (E450)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

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Enriched bleached wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, canola and/or soybean and/or palm oil, dark chocolate flavored confectionary chip (sugar, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, cocoa powder [processed with alkali], soy lecithin [emulsifier], iodized salt, artificial flavor [vanillin]), high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, contains 2% or less of: baking soda, salt, whey, cocoa powder, baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda, corn starch, calcium phosphate), eggs, natural and artificial flavor, caramel color.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, 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.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

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