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The South Bend Chocolate CompanySnacks · 0644823002768

The south bend chocolate company, twelve cookies of christmas

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy
  • Sulphites

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

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Allura red ACHigh 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.
  2. Titanium dioxideHigh concernPossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
    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. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • White chocolate52.5%No flag
  • Sugar26.6%No flag›
  • Palm kernel oil12.9%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk powder6.5%No flag
  • Soya lecithin3.2%No flag›
  • An emulsifier3.2%No flag
  • Monoglycerides1.6%No flag›
  • Colour0.8%No flag
  • Titanium dioxide · E1710.8%High

    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.

  • Artificial flavouring0.8%No flag
  • Flour23.8%No flag›
  • Wheat flour11.9%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3755.9%No flag
  • Reduced iron3%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.5%No flag›
  • Thiamin1.5%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.7%No flag
  • Vitamin b2 · E1010.7%No flag
  • Folic acid0.7%No flag›
  • Sugar11.9%No flag›
  • Soya oil5.9%No flag›
  • Cocoa3%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup1.5%No flag›
  • Coconut0.7%No flag›
  • Chocolate0.4%No flag›
  • E500ii0.2%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Dextrose<0.1%No flag›
  • Artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Sulfur dioxide · E220Moderate

    Sulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.

  • Added to preserve freshnessNo flag
  • Granulated sugarNo flag
  • Corn syrupNo flag›
  • White colorNo flag
  • Titanium dioxide · E171High

    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.

  • Natural peppermint flavouringNo flag
  • And red #40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

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White chocolate [sugar, partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil, nonfat milk powder, soy lecithin (an emulsifier), monoglycerides, artificial color (titanium dioxide) and artificial flavor], unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin b1), riboflavin (vitamin b2), folic acid), sugar, soybean oil, cocoa (processed with alkali), high fructose corn syrup, coconut, chocolate, baking soda, salt, soy lecithin, dextrose, artificial flavor, sulfur dioxide (sulfites) added to preserve freshness, granulated sugar, corn syrup, white color (titanium dioxide), natural peppermint flavor, and red #40.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy, Sulphites.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
  • Sulphur dioxideSulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 moderate · 4 low · 5 not assessed

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