Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
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Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).
- Critical
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.
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.
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.
Ingredients
- Fortified wheat flour53.1%No flag
- Niacin · E37513%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1011.6%No flag
- Palm margarine13.5%No flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E4710.5%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
- Artificial flavouring0.5%No flag
- E160ai0.5%No flag
- Colour0.5%No flag
- Glycerine · E4222.5%No flag
- Contains 2% and less of1.2%No flag
- Raising agent0.3%No flag
- E500ii0.2%No flag
- Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450i0.2%No flag
- Skimmed milk powder0.2%No flag
- Gum acacia · E414<0.1%No flag
- Ammonium alginate · E403<0.1%No flag
- Calcium alginate · E404No flag
- Natural flavouringNo flag
- 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 wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, palm margarine (palm oil, water, salt, mono - and diglycerides, soy lecithin, sodium benzoate [preservative], artificial flavor, beta-carotene [coloring] and vitamin a palmitate added), butter, eggs, glycerine, contains 2% or less of: invert syrup, honey, leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate), nonfat dry milk, gum acacia, modified food starch, ammonium alginate, calcium alginate, natural flavor, salt.
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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.
- DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
4 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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