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TopsSnacks · 0070784501369

Caramel Toffee

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Potassium phosphates).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Potassium 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.
  2. 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

  • Milk chocolate66.7%No flag
  • Sugar36.1%No flag›
  • Cocoa butter15.3%No flag›
  • Cocoa paste7.6%No flag
  • Whole milk powder3.8%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin1.9%No flag›
  • Emulsifier1.9%No flag
  • And natural vanilla extract1.9%No flag
  • Toffee bits16.7%No flag
  • Sugar8.3%No flag›
  • Corn syrup4.2%No flag›
  • Partially hydrogenated soybean oil2.1%No flag›
  • Evaporated milk1%No flag
  • Milk0.5%No flag›
  • E340ii0.3%No flag
  • Carrageenan · E4070.1%Low

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

  • Cholecalciferol0.1%No flag›
  • Salt0.1%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouring0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.8%No flag›
  • Artificial caramel flavor16.7%No flag
  • Potassium phosphates (E340)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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Milk chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, whole milk powder, soy lecithin [emulsifier], and natural vanilla extract), toffee bits (sugar, corn syrup, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, evaporated milk [milk, dipotassium phosphate, carrageenan, vitamin d3], salt, natural and artificial flavor, soy lecithin), artificial caramel flavor.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Soy.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Potassium 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.

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