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Thorntons Easter Caramel Shortcake Bites

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 6 Mar 2019

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Caramel · E15047%No flag
  • Sweetened Condensed Milk25.2%No flag
  • Whole Milk13.4%No flag
  • Sugar11.8%No flag›
  • Partially Inverted Sugar Syrup10.9%No flag
  • Toffee Sauce5.5%No flag
  • Sugar2.7%No flag›
  • Glucose Syrup1.4%No flag›
  • Sweetened Condensed Milk0.7%No flag
  • Whole Milk0.3%No flag
  • Sugar0.3%No flag›
  • Double Cream0.3%No flag
  • Butter0.2%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Invert Sugar Syrup<0.1%No flag›
  • Humectant<0.1%No flag
  • Sorbitol · E420<0.1%No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Potassium Sorbate · E202No flag
  • Palm Oil2.7%No flag›
  • Butter1.4%No flag›
  • Palm Kernel Oil0.7%No flag›
  • Whey0.3%No flag›
  • Rapeseed Oil0.2%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Palm Stearin<0.1%No flag›
  • Emulsifier<0.1%No flag
  • Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids · E471<0.1%No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Potassium Sorbate · E202No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Biscuit Base38%No flag
  • Palm Oil20.6%No flag›
  • Wheat Flour8.7%No flag›
  • Wheat Flour4.4%No flag›
  • Calcium Carbonate · E170i2.2%No flag
  • Iron1.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3750.5%No flag
  • Thiamin0.5%No flag›
  • Whole wheat flour4.4%No flag
  • Sugar2.2%No flag›
  • Water1.1%No flag›
  • Palm Kernel Oil0.5%No flag›
  • Oat Flour0.3%No flag›
  • Coconut Oil0.1%No flag›
  • Partially Inverted Sugar Syrup<0.1%No flag
  • Raising Agents<0.1%No flag
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • E503<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Rapeseed Oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Milk Chocolate15%No flag
  • Sugar8.8%No flag›
  • Whole milk powder3.1%No flag›
  • Cocoa Butter1.6%No flag›
  • Cocoa paste0.8%No flag
  • Milkfat0.4%No flag›
  • Emulsifier0.4%No flag
  • Soya Lecithin0.4%No flag›
  • Edible TransferNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • ColourNo flag
  • Titanium Dioxide · E171High

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

  • EmulsifierNo flag
  • Soya LecithinNo flag›
Show original label text

Caramel (47%) [Sweetened Condensed Milk (Whole Milk, Sugar), Partially Inverted Sugar Syrup, Toffee Sauce (Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Sweetened Condensed Milk (Whole Milk, Sugar), Double Cream (Milk), Butter (Milk), Water, Modified Maize Starch, Invert Sugar Syrup, Humectant (Sorbitol), Salt, Preservative (Potassium Sorbate)), Palm Oil, Butter (Milk), Palm Kernel Oil, Dried Whey (Milk), Rapeseed Oil, Water, Flavouring, Palm Stearin, Emulsifier (Mono and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Salt], Biscuit Base (38%) [Palm Oil, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Wholemeal Wheat Flour, Sugar, Water, Palm Kernel Oil, Oat Flour, Coconut Oil, Partially Inverted Sugar Syrup, Raising Agents (Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate, E503), Salt, Rapeseed Oil], Milk Chocolate (15%) [Sugar, Dried Whole Milk, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass, Milk Fat, Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin)], Edible Transfer [Sugar, Colour (Titanium Dioxide), Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin)]

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 6 Mar 2019

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.

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