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Alfajor

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 11 Feb 2022

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    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. Sodium hydrogen sulphiteModerate concernSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
    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. 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.
  4. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    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

  • Helado de crema de leche sabor dulce de leche con manjar de leche52.9%No flag
  • Leche enter liquida23.5%No flag
  • Sugar4.5%No flag›
  • Cream4.5%No flag›
  • Whole milk powder4.5%No flag›
  • Manjar de leche4.5%No flag
  • Pasteurised whole milk2.8%No flag
  • Sugar1.4%No flag›
  • Glucosa regulador de acidez0.7%No flag
  • E500ii0.7%No flag
  • Vanilla flavouring0.3%No flag
  • Preservative0.2%No flag
  • Benzoato de sodio · E2110.2%Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • Emulsificadory estabilizador<0.1%No flag
  • Mono- y diglicéridos de ácidos grasos · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Goma de garrofín · E410<0.1%No flag
  • Goma de celulosa · E466<0.1%Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • Carragenina · E407<0.1%Low

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

  • Artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Acidity regulator<0.1%No flag
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Colorante artificial café caramelo<0.1%No flag
  • FD&C amarillo # 5No flag
  • FD&C rojo #40 y FD&C azul # 1No flag
  • Galleta dulce sabor a vainillaNo flag
  • Fortified wheat flourNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Vegetable fatNo flag
  • Miel invertidaNo flag
  • Whole milkNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • E503iiNo flag
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • EmulsifierNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Condicionador de masaNo flag
  • Bisulfito de sodio · E222Moderate

    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

  • Ethil vainillinaNo flag
Show original label text

HELADO DE CREMA DE LECHE SABOR DULCE DE LECHE CON MANJAR DE LECHE (Leche enter liquida, azúcar, crema de leche, leche en polvo entera, manjar de leche (leche entera pasteurizada, azúcar, glucosa regulador de acidez (bicarbonato de sodio), saborizante de vainilla, sustancia conservadora (benzoato de sodio), emulsificadory estabilizador (mono y diglicéridos de ácidos grasos, goma de garrofín, goma de celulosa, carragenina), sabor artificial, regulador de acidez (bicarbonato de sodio), colorante artificial café caramelo (FD&C amarillo # 5. FD&C rojo #40 y FD&C azul # 1); GALLETA DULCE SABOR A VAINILLA (Harina de trigo fortificada, azúcar, grasa vegetal, miel invertida, leche entera, sal, leudante (bicarbonato de amonio), leudante (bicarbonato de sodio), emulsionante (lecitina de soya), condicionador de masa (bisulfito de sodio), ethil vainillina). &quot;CONTIENE LECHE &quot;CONTIENE LACTOSA&quot; &quot;CONTIENE TARTRAZINA&quot; &quot;CONTIENE GLUTEN&quot; &quot;CONTIENE SOYA&quot;

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 11 Feb 2022

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Sodium hydrogen sulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 low · 2 not assessed

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