Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Tree nuts.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Sterling Foods, Gourmet Cookies, White Chocolate Macadamia
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Ammonia caramel).
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Gluten
- Tree nuts
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 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.
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.
Ingredients
- Niacin · E3756.6%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
- Vegetable mono- and diglycerides0.5%No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E2110.5%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Preservative0.5%No flag
- Citric acid · E3300.5%No flag
- Natural flavouring0.5%No flag
- Includes milk0.5%No flag
- E160ai0.2%No flag
- Colour0.2%No flag
- White chunks2.9%No flag
- Skimmed milk powder0.4%No flag
- Soy lecithin added as an emulsifier0.2%No flag
- Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
- Contains less than 2% of eggs0.4%No flag
- Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
- Propylene glycol · E490<0.1%No flag
- Caramel color · E150aNo flag
- Ethanol · E1510No flag
- E500ii<0.1%No flag
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
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Enriched bleached wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), margarine [palm oil, butter (cream, salt), water, salt, vegetable mono & diglycerides, sodium benzoate (preservative), citric acid, natural flavor (includes milk), vitamin a palmitate added, beta carotene (color)], sugar, high fructose corn syrup, white chunks (sugar, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, non fat milk powder, soy lecithin added as an emulsifier, salt, natural flavor), water, macadamia nuts, contains less than 2% of eggs, food starch-modified, molasses, natural & artificial flavor (propylene glycol, water, caramel color, ethanol), salt, sodium bicarbonate, whey (milk).
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Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- 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
5 of 10 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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