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Waitrose Essential Fruit & Nut Muesli
WaitrosePlant Based Foods And Beverages · 6000739074253

Waitrose Essential Fruit & Nut Muesli

Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 1 additive of concern (Sulphur dioxide).

Food health
Moderate
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Sulphites
  • Tree nuts

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 31 Dec 2024

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Sulphur dioxideModerate concernSulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
    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

  • Oat flakes50%No flag
  • Whole wheat flakes25%No flag
  • Wholegrain toasted matted wheat flakes12.5%No flag
  • Wheat6.3%No flag›
  • Barley malt extract6.3%No flag
  • Barley flakes6.3%No flag
  • Sultanas6.3%No flag
  • RaisinsNo flag›
  • CoconutNo flag›
  • HazelnutsNo flag›
  • Whole almondsNo flag
  • Sunflower seedsNo flag›
  • ApricotsNo flag›
  • ApricotsNo flag›
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Golden raisinsNo flag
  • Golden raisinsNo flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • DateNo flag›
  • 296No flag
  • Including cereals containing glutenNo flag
  • Sulphur dioxide (E220)Moderate

    Sulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.

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Oat flakes, wholegrain wheat flakes, wholegrain toasted matted wheat flakes (wheat, barley malt extract), barley flakes, sultanas (12%), raisins (6%), toasted coconut (5%), whole roasted hazelnuts (4%), whole almonds (4%), sunflower seeds (3%), dried diced apricots (3%) (apricots, preservative (sulphur dioxide)), golden raisins (3%) (golden raisins, preservative (sulphur dioxide)). chopped dates (296). ALLERGY ADVICE: For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. May contain other nuts

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Sulphites, Tree nuts.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 31 Dec 2024

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sulphur dioxideSulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

Chemical identity has not been assessed for these 6 ingredients yet.

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