Declared allergens
This product declares Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 26 Feb 2026
Pumpernickel Sliced Bread
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Ammonia caramel).
- High
Allergens
- Gluten
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 26 Feb 2026
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
Calcium propionateMinor concernPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- 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
- Niacin · E3756.5%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
- Caramel color · E150a0.7%No flag
- Contains 2% and less of0.4%No flag
- Vegetable fat<0.1%No flag
- Calcium sulfate · E516<0.1%No flag
- Calcium propionate · E282Low
Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- PreservativeNo flag
- Acetic acid · E260No flag
- Lactic acid · E270No flag
- Natural flavouringNo flag
- Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
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Enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, rye flour, pumpernickel flour, wheat gluten,yeast, caramel color, contains 2% or less of: salt, brown sugar, vegetable shortening (partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oils), caraway seed, wheat flour,calcium sulfate, calcium propionate (preservative), spices,sugar, soybean oil, acetic acid, lactic acid, natural flavors, ascorbic acid, enzymes.
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Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- Calcium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
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