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Ginger snaps
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Ginger snaps

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 5 May 2022

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Calcium phosphatesMinor 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Flour53.3%No flag›
  • Wheat flour27.3%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37513%No flag
  • Reduced iron6.5%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate3.3%No flag›
  • Riboflavin folic acid3.3%No flag
  • Sugar15%No flag›
  • Molasses blend15%No flag
  • Corn syrup15%No flag›
  • Interesterified soybean oil ginger8.3%No flag
  • Natural flavouring2.5%No flag
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • E500ii0.5%No flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341i0.5%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.5%No flag›
  • E503ii0.5%No flag
  • Oil0.5%No flag›
  • Coconut0.5%No flag›
  • Pecan nut0.5%No flag›
  • Milk0.5%No flag›
  • Egg1.7%No flag›
  • Calcium phosphates (E341)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 FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN. REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONÒNITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, MOLASSES BLEND (MOLASSES CORN SYRUP), INTERESTERIFIED SOYBEAN OIL GINGER, NATURAL FLAVOR, SALT, BAKING SODA. MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SOY LECITHIN, AMMONIUM BICARBONATE. OIL. CONTAINS SOY AND WHEAT. MAY CONTAIN PEANUTS, COCONUT, PECANS, MILK AND EGG.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 5 May 2022

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic 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

What drives this

2 low · 7 not assessed

7 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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