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Fruit & grain cereal bars
WeisSnacks · 0041497543168

Fruit & grain cereal bars

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Calcium phosphates).

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

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

  1. Calcium phosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    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. DiphosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    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

  • High fructose corn syrup51.3%No flag›
  • Flour24.4%No flag›
  • Wheat flour12.2%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756.1%No flag
  • Reduced iron3%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.5%No flag›
  • Thiamin1.5%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
  • Vitamin b2 · E1010.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Sugar12.2%No flag›
  • Oat flakes6.1%No flag
  • Palm oil3%No flag›
  • Water1.5%No flag›
  • Evaporated apples with sodium sulfite added to preserve color0.8%No flag
  • Skimmed milk0.4%No flag
  • Corn syrup0.2%No flag›
  • Yellow corn flour<0.1%No flag
  • Contains 2% and less of each of the following<0.1%No flag
  • Dried apple<0.1%No flag
  • Calcium carbonate · E170i<0.1%No flag
  • Modified corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Wheat glutenNo flag›
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450iNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • Glycerine · E422No flag
  • Cellulose · E460No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • HoneyNo flag›
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • CinnamonNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Niacinamide · E375No flag
  • Ferric orthophosphateNo flag›
  • Zinc oxideNo flag›
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • Pyridoxine hydrochlorideNo flag›
  • Vitamin b6No flag›
  • Thiamin hydrochlorideNo flag›
  • ThiaminNo flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • Vitamin b2 · E101No flag
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • Sorbic acid · E200No flag
  • To retard spoilageNo flag
  • Topped with oat branNo flag
  • Calcium phosphates (E341)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

  • Diphosphates (E450)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

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High fructose corn syrup, enriched bleached and unbleached flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin b1), riboflavin (vitamin b2), folic acid], sugar, rolled oats, palm oil, water, evaporated apples with sodium sulfite added to preserve color, nonfat milk, corn syrup, yellow corn flour, contains 2% or less of each of the following: dried apple solids, calcium carbonate, modified cornstarch, wheat gluten, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate), glycerine, cellulose, salt, honey, maltodextrin, cinnamon, citric acid, soybean oil, corn starch, sodium stearoyl lactylate, natural and artificial flavors, xanthan gum, dextrose, niacinamide, ferric orthophosphate, zinc oxide, vitamin a palmitate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), thiamin hydrochloride (vitamin b1), riboflavin (vitamin b2), folic acid, soy lecithin, potassium sorbate and sorbic acid (to retard spoilage). topped with oat bran.

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
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 high · 1 minor · 12 low · 8 not assessed

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