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Wick's Pies IncBaking Decorations · 0071242091019

Wick's pies inc, glaze strawberry

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · 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

  • Water55.6%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup22.2%No flag›
  • Sugar11.1%No flag›
  • Modified starch5.6%No flag›
  • Contains 1% and less of0.2%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E3300.2%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E2020.2%No flag
  • To retard spoilage0.2%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E2110.2%Moderate

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

  • To retard spoilage0.2%No flag
  • Artificial strawberry flavor and red # 40 food color4.8%No flag
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Water, high fructose corn syrup, sugar, modified starch, contains 1% or less of: salt, citric acid, potassium sorbate (to retard spoilage), sodium benzoate (to retard spoilage), artificial strawberry flavor and red # 40 food color. contains no wheat.

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 moderate · 2 low · 1 not assessed

1 of 4 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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