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Twinkies

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  • Sugars51.7%—›
  • Sugar26.7%—›
  • Glucose25%—›
  • Fortified wheat flour24.2%—
  • Vegetable oil12.1%—›
  • Liquid whole eggs6%—
  • E4223%—
  • Water1.5%—›
  • Palm0.8%—
  • Palm kernel oils0.4%—›
  • Milk ingredients0.2%—›
  • Baking powder<0.1%—
  • E490<0.1%—
  • Corn starch<0.1%—›
  • Salt<0.1%—›
  • Modified corn starch—›
  • E491—
  • Wheat starch—›
  • E471—
  • Soya lecithin—›
  • E202—
  • E435—
  • E466⚠ Low
  • E200—
  • E415—
  • Soy protein—›
  • E514ii—
  • E414—
  • E412—
  • Natural and artificial flavouring—
  • E102⚠ High
  • E129⚠ High
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Sugars (sugar, glucose), Enriched wheat flour, Vegetable oil, Liquid whole eggs, Glycerin, Water, Modified palm and palm kernel oils, Modified milk ingredients, Baking powder, Propylene glycol, Corn starch, Salt, Modified corn starch, Sorbitan monostearate, Wheat starch, Mono and diglycerides, Soy lecithin, Potassium sorbate, Polysorbate 60, Cellulose gum, Sorbic acid, Xanthan gum, Soy protein, Sodium bisulphate, Acacia gum, Guar gum, Natural and artificial flavour, Tartrazine, Allura red.

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

⚠Contains additive of concern
  • TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic 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

  1. 01SUGARCompoundNot assessed
  2. 02PROPYLENE GLYCOL DICAPRYLATE/DICAPRATECompoundNot assessed
  3. 03Castor oil, polymd., oxidizedCompoundNot assessed
  4. 04Vegetable oilsCompoundNot assessed
  5. 05Linseed oil, polymd., oxidizedCompoundNot assessed
  6. 06GreaseCompoundNot assessed
  7. 07Fats and Glyceridic oils, vegetable, polymd., oxidizedCompoundNot assessed
  8. 08SOYBEAN OILCompoundNot assessed
  9. 09Castor oil, oxidizedCompoundNot assessed
  10. 10SOAPCompoundNot assessed
  11. 11AQUAHydrationNot assessed
  12. 12PALM KERNEL OILCompoundNot assessed
  13. 13MILKCompoundNot assessed
  14. 14STARCH 1551CompoundNot assessed
  15. 15Starch, oxidizedCompoundNot assessed
  16. 16AmylodextrinCompoundNot assessed
  17. 17CORN STARCHCompoundNot assessed
  18. 18SALTCompoundNot assessed
  19. 19HETASTARCHCompoundNot assessed
  20. 20SOYBEAN LECITHINCompoundNot assessed
  21. 21Lecithins, polymers with glycerol, oiticica oil, phthalic anhydride and soybean oilCompoundNot assessed
  22. 22SOY PROTEINCompoundNot assessed

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