Watermelon sour patch kids by Sour Patch Kids · GreenveilSaving recent analysis
Sour Patch Kids SPSour Patch Kids
VerdictConsider avoidingWatermelon sour patch kids
Ingredients0Coverage0/0 resolvedDriversNo priority drivers flagged
Decision lens
Decision lens
Focused on child exposure. Keep higher-sensitivity and child-exposure concerns in view.
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Food healthCritical⚠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.
- Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
Why this band?How the nutrition, processing, and additive signals combine into the overall food-health band.
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Food healthCritical
- 1nutrition base band "critical" from nutri-score
- 2ultra-processed (NOVA 4) worsens band by one
- 3final band "critical" (health-blend-v1)
Flagged additives
- Tartrazine — Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- Allura red AC — Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Titanium dioxide — Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Ingredients (18)
- Sugars52.77777777777778%—›
- Sugar27.77777777777778%—›
- Glucose syrup25%—›
- Modified corn starch23.61111111111111%—›
- Citric acid11.805555555555557%—
- Tartaric acid5.902777777777779%—
- Artificial flavour2.5%—
- Titanium dioxide1.7013888888888857%⚠ high
- Allura red0.8506944444444429%⚠ high
- Tartrazine0.42534722222222143%⚠ high
- Brilliant blue fcf 0% 1% ingrédients0.21267361111111427%—
- Sucres0.10633680555555713%—
- Sucre0.10633680555555713%—
- Sirop de glucose0.10633680555555713%—
- Amidon de mais modifié0.05316840277777857%—
- Acide citrique0.02658420138888573%—›
- Acide tartrique0.013292100694442865%—›
- Arôme artificiel0.006646050347221433%—
- Dioxyde de titane0.003323025173614269%—
- Rouge allura0.0016615125868071345%—
- Tartrazine0.0008307562934035673%⚠ high
- Bleu brillant fcf0.0008307562933964618%—
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sugars (sugar, glucose syrup), modified corn starch, citric acid, tartaric acid, artificial flavour, titanium dioxide, allura red, tartrazine, brilliant blue fcf 0% 1% ingrédients : sucres (sucre, sirop de glucose), amidon de mais modifié, acide citrique, acide tartrique, arôme artificiel, dioxyde de titane, rouge allura, tartrazine, bleu brillant fcf.
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