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Something Sweet Inc.Snacks · 0647466200782

Shortbread Tart

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    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

  • Flour52.9%No flag›
  • Wheat flour26.9%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour13%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756.5%No flag
  • Reduced iron3.3%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.6%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Sugar14.2%No flag›
  • Berries14.2%No flag
  • Raspberry7.1%No flag›
  • Blueberry3.6%No flag›
  • Strawberry1.8%No flag›
  • Cranberry1.8%No flag›
  • Butter9.3%No flag›
  • Cream4.7%No flag›
  • Salt4.7%No flag›
  • Oat flakes4.7%No flag
  • Water2.3%No flag›
  • Brown sugar1.2%No flag›
  • Food starch modified0.6%No flag›
  • Magarine0.3%No flag
  • Soya oil0.1%No flag›
  • Palm oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Mono-& diglyceridesNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Butter natural flavouringNo flag
  • Annatto extract colorNo flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • Palm oil0.1%No flag›
  • Whole eggs<0.1%No flag
  • Contains less than 2% of each of the following<0.1%No flag
  • Baking powder<0.1%No flag
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
  • Aluminum sulfate · E520No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
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Enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, berries (raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, cranberries), butter (cream, salt), rolled oats, water, brown sugar, food starch modified, magarine (soybean oil, palm oil, water, salt, mono-& diglycerides, soy lecithin, sodium benzoate (preservative), natural butter flavor, annatto extract color, vitamin a palmitate), palm oil, whole eggs: contains less than 2% of each of the following: baking powder (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, aluminum sulfate), natural & artificial flavors, salt, citric acid, sodium benzoate (preservative), potassium sorbate (preservative).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 moderate · 1 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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