Icee, Dessert Topper, Cherry by Vita Specialty Foods Inc. (Baking Decorations). Greenveil's read: consider avoiding (food-health band "critical"). 4 additives of concern.
Water, marshmallow sauce (corn syrup solids, refined coconut oil, modified corn starch, maltodextrin, xanthan gum, titanium dioxide, sodium caseinate (milk), mono and diglycerides, dipotassium phosphate, less than 2% silicone dioxide and soybean oil), high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, granulated sugar, salt, natural and artificial flavors, citric acid, sodium benzoate (preservative), red 40 (color)
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
⚠Contains additive of concern
Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
Potassium phosphatesInorganic 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
