Skip to content
Saving recent analysis
No image yet
Wal-Mart Stores, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Snacks · 0078742079363

Wal-mart stores, harvest cookies

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 5 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

5 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. Titanium dioxideHigh concernPossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
    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. Calcium propionateMinor concernPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    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

  • Flour52.9%No flag›
  • Wheat flour27%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37513%No flag
  • Reduced iron6.5%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate3.2%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.6%No flag
  • Folic acid1.6%No flag›
  • Palm oil shortening23.5%No flag
  • Sugar10%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of eggs6.8%No flag
  • Corn syrup3.4%No flag›
  • Confectionary drops1.7%No flag
  • Sugar0.8%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil0.4%No flag›
  • Palm kernel oil0.2%No flag›
  • Coconut0.1%No flag›
  • Palm0.1%No flag
  • Dextrose0.2%No flag›
  • Cocoa powder0.1%No flag›
  • Whey powder<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • An emulsifier<0.1%No flag
  • Vanillin<0.1%No flag›
  • Artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Cocoa processed with alkali0.8%No flag
  • Coating sugar0.4%No flag
  • Dextrose0.2%No flag›
  • Corn starch0.1%No flag›
  • Soya bean<0.1%No flag›
  • Cottonseed oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Titanium dioxide · E171<0.1%High

    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.

  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Calcium propionate · E282Low

    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Candy sprinkles0.1%No flag
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya beanNo flag›
  • CottonseedNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Confectioners glazeNo flag
  • Yellow 5 lake · E102High

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

  • Yellow 6 lake · E110High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Carnauba wax · E903No flag
  • Cocoa processed with alkali<0.1%No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Yellow 5 · E102High

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

  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

Show original label text

Bleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), palm oil shortening, sugar. contains 2% or less of eggs, corn syrup, confectionary drops (sugar, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (palm kernel, coconut, palm), dextrose, cocoa powder, whey powder, soya lecithin - an emulsifier and vanillin [an artificial flavoring]), cocoa processed with alkali, coating sugar (dextrose, corn starch, partially hydrogenated soybean and/or cottonseed oil, titanium dioxide [color], artificial flavor and calcium propionate [preservative]), salt, candy sprinkles (sugar, corn starch, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, [soybean, cottonseed], soy lecithin, confectioners glaze, yellow 5 lake, yellow 6 lake, natural and artificial flavor, carnauba wax), cocoa processed with alkali, natural and artificial flavors, baking soda, spices, yellow 5 & 6, red 40.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 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.
  • Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
  • Calcium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 moderate · 2 low · 2 not assessed

2 of 5 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

Trust & sources

Where this product data comes from

How we assembled this record: source coverage, image cache state, review state, and the active product version.

Image cache

No product image yet

Pending enrichment

Ingredient content

Normalized label parsed

17 items

Your context

Through your lens

Everyday use

A balanced day-to-day read across overall concern and fit.

Change lens

Recent scans

See all

Products you open appear here on this device.