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Valos Candy Co.Snacks · 0817176602064

Milk chocolate

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Peanut
  • Soy
  • Tree nuts

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

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Milk chocolate50.7%No flag
  • Sugar24.7%No flag›
  • Milk12.3%No flag›
  • Cocoa butter6.2%No flag›
  • Cocoa paste3.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithin1.5%No flag›
  • And emulsifier0.8%No flag
  • Vanillin0.4%No flag›
  • Artificial flavouring0.2%No flag
  • Sugars<0.1%No flag›
  • Granulated<0.1%No flag
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Tap<0.1%No flag
  • DrinkingNo flag
  • Corn syrupNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Egg whiteNo flag›
  • Potato starchNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • SyrupsNo flag
  • CornNo flag›
  • LightNo flag›
  • MilkNo flag›
  • CannedNo flag
  • EvaporatedNo flag
  • With added vitamin dNo flag›
  • Without added vitamin aNo flag
  • NutsNo flag›
  • Pecan nutNo flag›
  • NutsNo flag›
  • Coconut meatNo flag
  • DriedNo flag
  • DesiccatedNo flag
  • Not sweetenedNo flag
  • Semi sweet chocolateNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Cocoa paste processed with alkaliNo flag
  • Cocoa butterNo flag›
  • MilkfatNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • An emulsifierNo flag
  • VanillinNo flag›
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Maraschino cherriesNo flag
  • CannedNo flag
  • DrainedNo flag
  • NutsNo flag›
  • Coconut meatNo flag
  • DriedNo flag
  • DessicatedNo flag
  • SweetenedNo flag
  • FlakedNo flag
  • PackagedNo flag
  • Roasted peanutsNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Contains less than 2% of molassesNo flag
  • Fully hydrogenated vegetable oilsNo flag
  • RapeseedNo flag
  • Soya beanNo flag›
  • Mono- and diglyceride · E471No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • SugarsNo flag›
  • PowderedNo flag
  • NutsNo flag›
  • Cashew nutsNo flag
  • Dry roastedNo flag
  • With salt addedNo flag›
  • Shortening confectioneryNo flag
  • CoconutNo flag›
  • Palm kernel oilNo flag›
  • OilNo flag›
  • CoconutNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Cream of tartar · E336iNo flag
  • HoneyNo flag›
  • Cream substituteNo flag
  • PowderedNo flag
  • Vanilla extractNo flag›
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • Cream of tartar · E336iNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • TableNo flag
  • ButterNo flag›
  • SaltedNo flag
Show original label text

Milk chocolate (sugar, milk, cocoa butter, chocolate liquor, soy lecithin - and emulsifier, vanillin - an artificial flavor, sugars, granulated, water, tap, drinking, corn syrup, sugar, water, dried egg albumen, potato starch, natural and artificial flavors, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, contains eggs, syrups, corn, light, milk, canned, evaporated, with added vitamin d and without added vitamin a, nuts, pecans, nuts, coconut meat, dried (desiccated), not sweetened, semisweet chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor processed with alkali, cocoa butter, milk fat, soy lecithin - an emulsifier, vanillin - an artificial flavor, natural flavors), maraschino cherries, canned, drained, nuts, coconut meat, dried (dessicated), sweetened, flaked, packaged, roasted peanuts and sugar, contains less than 2% of molasses, fully hydrogenated vegetable oils (rapeseed and soybean) mono - and diglyceride, salt, sugars, powdered, nuts, cashew nuts, dry roasted, with salt added, shortening confectionery, coconut (hydrogenated) and or palm kernel (hydrogenated), oil, coconut, sugar, water, cream of tartar, honey, cream substitute, powdered, vanilla extract, leavening agents, cream of tartar, salt, table, butter, salted.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Peanut, Soy, Tree nuts.

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

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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 critical · 1 high · 2 moderate · 5 low · 12 not assessed

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