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Target Brands Inc.Snacks · 0085239811122

Sea salt caramel cookie

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 6 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy
  • Tree nuts

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

6 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    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.
  2. Sunset yellow FCFHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    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.
  3. Indigotine / indigo carmineModerate concernSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
    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.
  4. 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.
  5. Sodium 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.
  6. CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    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

  • Cashew nuts53.1%No flag
  • Vanilla cookies23.4%No flag
  • Flour11.7%No flag›
  • Wheat flour5.9%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3752.9%No flag
  • Reduced iron1.5%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.7%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
  • Folic acid0.4%No flag›
  • Soya bean5.9%No flag›
  • Palm oils2.9%No flag›
  • Sugar1.5%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup0.7%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk powder0.4%No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouring0.2%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Caramel bits11.7%No flag
  • Sugar5.9%No flag›
  • Palm kernel oil2.9%No flag›
  • Palm oils1.5%No flag›
  • Sorbitol · E4200.7%No flag
  • Skimmed milk0.4%No flag
  • Corn syrup0.2%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Modified tapioca starch<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Carrageenan · E407Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • E339iiNo flag
  • Sodium citrateNo flag›
  • Rice flourNo flag›
  • Salted caramel coating5.9%No flag
  • Sugar2.9%No flag›
  • Palm kernel oil1.5%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk powder0.7%No flag
  • Whole milk0.4%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Yellow 6 lake · E110<0.1%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Yellow 5 lake · E102<0.1%High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • Blue 2 lake · E132<0.1%Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.

  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Glucose syrup2.9%No flag›
  • Sugar1.5%No flag›
  • Water0.7%No flag›
  • Palm oil0.4%No flag›
  • Contains 2% of less of the following0.2%No flag
  • Dextrose0.2%No flag›
  • Sea salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Whole milk powder<0.1%No flag›
  • Sunflower lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Corn syrupNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

  • Sodium phosphates (E339)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Show original label text

Cashews, vanilla cookies (enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], soybean and/or palm oils, sugar, high fructose corn syrup, skim milk powder, natural and artificial flavor, salt, baking soda), caramel bits (sugar, palm kernel and palm oils, sorbitol, nonfat milk, corn syrup, natural flavor, modified tapioca starch, salt, mono - and diglycerides, carrageenan, soy lecithin, disodium phosphate, sodium citrate, rice flour), salted caramel coating (sugar, palm kernel oil, nonfat dry milk solids, whole milk solids, salt, artificial color [yellow 6 lake, yellow 5 lake, blue 2 lake], soy lecithin, natural flavor), glucose syrup, sugar, water, palm oil, contains 2% of less of the following: dextrose, sea salt, whole milk powder, sunflower lecithin, natural flavor, caramel color, corn syrup, caramelized sugar.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy, Tree nuts.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
  • Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Indigotine / indigo carmineSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
  • Sodium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 moderate · 4 low · 2 not assessed

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