amber
E476
Castor-oil-derived emulsifier ubiquitous in compound chocolate. Same gut-barrier concerns as the other Chassaing-class emulsifiers.
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KitKat Cookie Dough Milk Chocolate Block 170g
Is KitKat Cookie Dough Milk Chocolate Block 170g low tox? Our scanner flagged 1 ingredient (1 in the caution tier) on its published label, screened against our 237 source-cited chemical rules.
1 caution
1 ingredient flagged
What we flagged
Full ingredients (from label)
Ingredients : SugarMilk SolidsWheat FlourVegetable Fat Emulsifier ( Soy Lecithin)Cocoa Butter^Cocoa Mass^Choc Paste ( Wheat, Milk, Soy )Dried GlucoseEmulsifiers ( Soy Lecithin, 476)Cookie Crumb (0.5%) ( Wheat, Milk )Cocoa^Flavours ( Milk )Raising Agent (Sodium Bicarbonate)SaltYeastGlucose SyrupProcessing Aid ( Wheat ). Contains MilkWheatSoyGluten. May Contain Tree NutsOther Gluten Containing Ingredients. Milk Chocolate Contains Minimum 22% Cocoa Solids and 20% Milk Solids. Product Contains 65% Milk Chocolate15% Cookie Dough Filling and 20% Wafer Fingers. ^Rainforest Alliance Certified Cocoa. Find Out More at Ra.Org To Be Written at the End of the Ingredient List. Made in Australia
How this analysis is generated
Each ingredient on this product's published label is matched against our 237 source-cited chemical rules, each documenting a concern from peer-reviewed research and regulatory sources. Severity tiers:
- Avoid (red) — banned or restricted in the EU, UK or Canada but still legal in the US, IARC-listed, or strong contact-allergen evidence.
- Caution (amber) — regulatory caution, contamination risk, or condition-specific irritant.
- Mild (green) — low concern but commonly avoided in low-tox formulations.
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