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4 Custard Tarts
Woolworths Select,WoolworthsSnacks · 9300633346904

4 Custard Tarts

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 11 Feb 2022

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)Moderate concernAntioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
    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. CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    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

  • Tart Shell52.6%No flag
  • Wheat FLour23.7%No flag›
  • Margarine11.8%No flag›
  • Vegetable Oils5.9%No flag›
  • Palm3%No flag
  • Canola3%No flag›
  • Water3%No flag›
  • Salt1.5%No flag›
  • Milk Solids0.7%No flag›
  • Vegetable Emulsifiers0.4%No flag
  • 322 from soy0.2%No flag
  • 4710.2%No flag
  • Antioxidant0.4%No flag
  • 3200.4%No flag
  • Sugar5.9%No flag›
  • Water3%No flag›
  • Preservative1.5%No flag
  • 2021.5%No flag
  • Custard Filling0.7%No flag
  • Water0.4%No flag›
  • Sugar0.2%No flag›
  • Milk Solids<0.1%No flag›
  • Thickeners<0.1%No flag
  • 1442<0.1%No flag
  • 1422<0.1%No flag
  • Vegetable Gums<0.1%No flag
  • 415‚410‚407<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Mineral SaltNo flag
  • 170No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • 202No flag
  • Food AcidNo flag
  • 270No flag
  • NutmegNo flag›
  • Natural ColoursNo flag
  • 101‚160aNo flag
  • Contain wheatNo flag›
  • SoyaNo flag›
  • Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) (E320)Moderate

    Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).

  • Carrageenan (E407)Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

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Tart Shell (Wheat FLour, Margarine (Vegetable Oils (Palm, Canola), Water, Salt, Milk Solids, Vegetable Emulsifiers (322 from soy, 471), Antioxidant (320)), Sugar, Water, Preservative (202)), Custard Filling, (45%) (Water, Sugar, Milk Solids, Thickeners (1442, 1422), Vegetable Gums (415,410,407), Natural Flavours, Mineral Salt (170), Salt, Preservative (202), Food Acid (270), Nutmeg, Natural Colours (101,160a) (contain wheat, soy) Allergen Advice. Contains Gluten Milk and Soybeans.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 11 Feb 2022

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 moderate · 1 low · 4 not assessed

4 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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