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Trader Joe’sSnacks · 2000000149713

Brown Sugar Cardamom Buns

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 6 Feb 2024

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. DiphosphatesMinor 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Wheat flour51.4%No flag›
  • Water24.3%No flag›
  • Sugar12.1%No flag›
  • Palm oil6.1%No flag›
  • Brown sugar3%No flag›
  • Canola oil1.5%No flag›
  • Yeast0.8%No flag›
  • CONTAINS 2% and LESS OF MODIFIED POTATO STARCH0.4%No flag
  • Skimmed milk powder0.2%No flag
  • Cardamom<0.1%No flag›
  • Egg white<0.1%No flag›
  • Whey powder<0.1%No flag
  • Egg<0.1%No flag›
  • Egg yolkNo flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Wheat glutenNo flag›
  • Corn flourNo flag›
  • Pectin · E440aNo flag
  • Mono- and DIGLYCERIDES OF FATTY ACIDS · E471No flag
  • Coconut oilNo flag›
  • Disodium diphosphate · E450iNo flag
  • Citrus fibreNo flag
  • Canola lecithinNo flag
  • Sodium carbonate · E500iNo flag
  • Sodium alginate · E401No flag
  • Glucose syrupNo flag›
  • Sunflower lecithinNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • E160aiNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • AcidNo flag›
  • Milk protein isolateNo flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
  • Flour treatment agentNo flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Diphosphates (E450)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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WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, SUGAR, PALM OIL, BROWN SUGAR, CANOLA OIL, YEAST, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF MODIFIED POTATO STARCH, SKIM MILK POWDER, CARDAMOM, EGG WHITE, WHEY POWDER, EGG, EGG YOLK, DEXTROSE, SALT, WHEAT GLUTEN, CORN FLOUR, PECTIN, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES OF FATTY ACIDS, COCONUT OIL, DISODIUM DIPHOSPHATE, CITRUS FIBER, CANOLA LECITHIN, SODIUM CARBONATE, SODIUM ALGINATE, GLUCOSE SYRUP, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, NATURAL FLAVOR, BETA-CAROTENE (COLOR), CITRIC ACID (ACIDIFIER), MILK PROTEIN ISOLATE, ASCORBIC ACID (DOUGH CONDITIONER), VITAMIN A PALMITATE, ENZYME.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 6 Feb 2024

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 high · 2 moderate · 7 low · 10 not assessed

10 of 20 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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