Guava Paste by Goya Foods Inc. · GreenveilSaving recent analysis
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VerdictConsider avoidingGuava Paste
Ingredients0Coverage0/0 resolvedDriversNo priority drivers flagged
Decision lens
Decision lens
Focused on pregnancy. Surface the pregnancy-specific cautions first.
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Food healthCritical⚠Contains additive of concern- ErythrosineIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
Why this band?How the nutrition, processing, and additive signals combine into the overall food-health band.
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Overall food-health bandFood healthCritical
Nutrition
High
AdditivesModerate
1 flagged additive(s), worst MODERATE
- 1nutrition base band "high" from nutri-score
- 2ultra-processed (NOVA 4) worsens band by one
- 3final band "critical" (health-blend-v1)
Flagged additives
- Erythrosine — Iodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Ingredients (6)
- GUAVA58.3333333333333%—›
- SUGAR18%—›
- CITRIC ACID11.8333333333333%—
- FD and C RED #35.91666666666666%⚠ moderate
- FD and C RED #42.95833333333333%—›
- PECTIN2.95833333333333%—
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GUAVA PULP, REFINED SUGAR, CITRIC ACID, FD & C RED #3, FD & C RED #4, PECTIN.
Decision read
Probably skip for pregnancy
Probably skipThis read is based on the product's overall critical safety band; no per-ingredient chemical concern data is published for it yet.
Driven by the product's overall food/cosmetic safety band, not per-ingredient chemical concern. Surface the pregnancy-specific cautions first.
No ingredient drivers are available for this product.