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Sainsbury's Cochineal red food colouring
Sainsbury's Cochineal red food colouring by Sainsbury's (Food Additives). Greenveil's read: consider avoiding (food-health band "high"). 2 additives of concern.
VerdictConsider avoiding
Food health
High
- E42256.3%—
- Water21.9%—›
- Colours10.9%—
- E12010.9%⚠ Moderate
- E1005.5%—
- E4902.7%—
- Emulsifier1.4%—
- E4331.4%⚠ Low
- Acidity Regulators0.7%—
- E3300.7%—
- E5250.7%—
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Glycerol, Water, Colours: Cochineal, Curcumin; Propylene Glycol, Emulsifier: Polysorbate 80, Acidity Regulators Citric Acid, Potassium hydroxide.
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Cochineal / carmineInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
- Polysorbate 80Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
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