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Snacks · 0181947000954

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Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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

  • Icing sugar52.2%No flag
  • Cane sugar27.2%No flag›
  • Corn starch25%No flag›
  • Brown rice flour23.9%No flag
  • Brown rice flour12%No flag
  • Rice bran12%No flag›
  • Palm oil12%No flag›
  • Potato starch6%No flag›
  • Cane sugar3%No flag›
  • Orange juice1.5%No flag›
  • Water0.7%No flag›
  • Vanilla extract0.4%No flag›
  • Arrowroot flour0.2%No flag
  • Tapioca flour<0.1%No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Raising agent<0.1%No flag
  • Cream of tartar · E336iNo flag
  • Calcium lactate · E327No flag
  • Calcium carbonate · E170iNo flag
  • Cellulose gum · E466Low

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

  • Modified celluloseNo flag›
  • This product may contain natural food dye made ofNo flag
  • Glycerin · E422No flag
  • Vegetable juiceNo flag›
  • Beetroot juiceNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • TurmericNo flag›
  • E160aiNo flag
  • Annatto · E160bNo flag
  • Deionized waterNo flag›
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Powdered sugar (powdered cane sugar, corn starch), brown rice flour (brown rice flour, rice bran), organic palm oil, potato starch, organic cane sugar, organic orange juice, water, vanilla extract, arrowroot flour, tapioca flour, xanthan gum, salt, leavening (cream of tartar, calcium lactate, calcium carbonate), cellulose gum, modified cellulose. this product may contain natural food dye made of: glycerin, vegetable juice, beet juice, citric acid, turmeric, beta carotene, annatto and deionized water.

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • 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

What drives this

1 minor · 5 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 11 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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