Declared allergens
This product declares Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Apple Sticks
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).
- Critical
Allergens
- Gluten
- Soy
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.
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.
Sulphur dioxideModerate concernSulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Sulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
- 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 flour52.3%No flag
- Niacin · E3756.5%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
- Palm23.9%No flag
- With sulfur dioxide · E2201.5%Moderate
Sulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
- Contains 2% and less of the following<0.1%No flag
- Sugar syrup<0.1%No flag
- Gellan gum · E418<0.1%No flag
- Natural&artificial flavorsNo flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- Malic acid · E296No flag
- Mono& diglyceridesNo flag
- Potassium bromate · E924No flag
- Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- PreservativeNo flag
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Enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), palm and/or soybean and/or partially hydrogenated soybean and/or cottonseed oils, diced apples (with sulfur dioxide), water, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, modified food starch, contains 2% or less of the following: salt, sugar syrup, gellan gum, spices, natural&artificial flavors, citric acid, malic acid, mono& diglycerides, vitamin a palmitate, potassium bromate, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate (preservatives).
Alerts
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.
- Sulphur dioxideSulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- Retinyl PalmitateHigh concern
- Cottonseed OilLow concern
- AppleLow concern
3 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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