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Australian style licorice candy
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Australian style licorice candy

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Titanium dioxide).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Jun 2025

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Titanium dioxideHigh concernPossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
    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. ErythrosineModerate concernIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Iodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
    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

  • Sugar52.9%No flag›
  • Corn syrup23.5%No flag›
  • Fortified wheat flour11.8%No flag
  • Wheat5.9%No flag›
  • Iron2.9%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3751.5%No flag
  • Thiamin0.7%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
  • Folic acid0.4%No flag›
  • Water5.9%No flag›
  • Cane sugar syrup2.9%No flag
  • Modified food starch1.5%No flag›
  • Corn1.5%No flag›
  • Artificial flavouring0.7%No flag
  • Palm oil0.4%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E3300.2%No flag
  • Malic acid · E296<0.1%No flag
  • Soy mono&diglycerides<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium citrate<0.1%No flag›
  • Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Titanium dioxide · E171High

    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.

  • SaltNo flag›
  • Red 3 · E127Moderate

    Iodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.

  • Contains a trivial amount of fatNo flag
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sugar, corn syrup, enriched wheat flour (wheat, iron, niacin, thiamin, riboflavin & folic acid), water, cane syrup, modified food starch (corn), artificial flavor, palm oil*, citric acid, malic acid, soy mono&diglycerides, sodium citrate, potassium sorbate (preservative), titanium dioxide, salt, red 3. contains wheat & soy. *contains a trivial amount of fat.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Jun 2025

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
  • ErythrosineIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

5 low · 2 not assessed

2 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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