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Sugar Shortbread Cookies

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 9 Aug 2025

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Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Moderate concernAntioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    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

  • Flour53.6%No flag›
  • Wheat flour27.4%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37513.1%No flag
  • Reduced iron6.5%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate3.3%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.6%No flag
  • Folic acid1.6%No flag›
  • Icing sugar9.6%No flag
  • Sugar4.8%No flag›
  • Corn starch4.8%No flag›
  • Palm oil shortening9.6%No flag
  • Margarine9.6%No flag›
  • Palm oil4.8%No flag›
  • Water2.4%No flag›
  • Soya oil1.2%No flag›
  • Mono- and DIGLYCERIDES · E4710.6%No flag
  • Artificial flavouring0.3%No flag
  • Calcium disodium EDTA · E3850.1%No flag
  • Preservative0.1%No flag
  • Retinyl palmitate0.2%No flag›
  • Eggs8.8%No flag›
  • Water4.4%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk powder2.2%No flag
  • NATURAL and ARTIFICIAL BUTTER FLAVOR1.1%No flag
  • Water0.6%No flag›
  • Soya oil0.3%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouring0.1%No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415<0.1%No flag
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate

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

  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • BHT · E321Moderate

    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Tocopherols · E306No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Annatto extract colorNo flag
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • E500ii0.3%No flag
  • Corn syrup0.2%No flag›
  • Cream of tartar · E336i<0.1%No flag
  • Artificial vanilla flavor<0.1%No flag
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Propylene glycol · E490No flag
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Orange sanding sugar<0.1%No flag
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Shellac glazeNo flag
  • FD&C yellow #6 · E110High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

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BLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), POWDERED SUGAR (SUGAR, CORN STARCH), PALM OIL SHORTENING, MARGARINE (PALM OIL, WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA [PRESERVATIVE], VITAMIN A PALMITATE), EGGS, WATER, NONFAT DRY MILK, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL BUTTER FLAVOR (WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, XANTHAN GUM, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE [PRESERVATIVE], BHT [PRESERVATIVE], TOCOPHEROLS [PRESERVATIVE], ANNATTO EXTRACT COLOR), SALT, BAKING SODA, CORN SYRUP, CREAM OF TARTAR, ARTIFICIAL VANILLA FLAVOR (WATER, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, CITRIC ACID), ORANGE SANDING SUGAR (SUGAR, SHELLAC GLAZE, FD&C YELLOW #6)

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Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 9 Aug 2025

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

3 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all
  2. 05MargarineNot assessed

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