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Snacks · 0859845002010

Traditional peanut butter cup

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 7 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Peanut
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

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Why it's rated this way

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

  1. TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    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. Sunset yellow FCFHigh 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.
  3. 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.
  4. ErythrosineModerate concernIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Iodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
    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.
  5. Indigotine / indigo carmineModerate concernSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
    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.
  6. Brilliant blue FCFModerate concernSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
    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.
  7. Sodium sulphiteModerate concernSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions in sensitive individuals.
    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 chocolate51.9%No flag
  • Sugar51.9%No flag›
  • Milk24%No flag›
  • Cocoa butter12%No flag›
  • Cocoa paste6%No flag
  • Soya lecithin3%No flag›
  • Vanilla1.5%No flag›
  • Peanut paste0.8%No flag
  • Peanuts0.8%No flag›
  • Peanut oil0.4%No flag›
  • Corn syrup0.2%No flag›
  • Hydrogenated oil<0.1%No flag
  • Rapeseed oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Cottonseed oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • DecoNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Egg whiteNo flag›
  • Modified corn starchNo flag›
  • E1412No flag
  • Sodium lauryl sulfate · E487No flag
  • E221Moderate

    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • May containNo flag
  • Fd&c blue #1 · E133Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.

  • E133Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.

  • Blue #2 · E132Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.

  • E132Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.

  • Red #3 · E127Moderate

    Iodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.

  • E127Moderate

    Iodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.

  • Red #40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Yellow #5 · E102High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • E102High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • Yellow #6 · E110High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • E110High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • CreamNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
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Milk chocolate: sugar, milk, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, soy lecithin and vanilla, peanut butter: dry roasted peanuts, peanut oil, corn syrup, hydrogenated rapeseed and cottonseed oils, salt, sugar, deco: sugar, egg white solids, modified corn starch (e1412), sodium lauryl sulfate (e221), may contain: fd&c blue #1 (e133), blue #2 (e132), red #3 (e127), red #40 (e129), yellow #5 (e102), yellow #6 (e110), cornstarch, pasteurized cream (milk), salt

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Peanut, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
  • Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • ErythrosineIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
  • Indigotine / indigo carmineSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
  • Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
  • Sodium sulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions in sensitive individuals.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 high · 1 moderate · 4 low · 6 not assessed

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