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VerdictConsider avoidingPink cookie icing
Ingredients0Coverage0/0 resolvedDriversNo priority drivers flagged
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Decision lens
Focused on food use. Bias toward food-use coverage and published ingestible context.
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.
- ErythrosineIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
- Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
Why this band?How the nutrition, processing, and additive signals combine into the overall food-health band.
OpenCloseOverall food-health bandFood healthCritical
- 1nutrition base band "high" 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.
- Erythrosine — Iodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
- Brilliant blue FCF — Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
- Sodium benzoate — Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
blend health-blend-v1
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Ingredients (18)
- Sugar52.77777777777778%—›
- Water23.61111111111111%—›
- Corn syrup11.805555555555557%—›
- Palm oil5.902777777777779%—›
- Titanium dioxide2.9513888888888857%⚠ high
- Color2.9513888888888857%—
- Glycerin1.4756944444444429%—
- Soy lecithin0.7378472222222214%—›
- Agar gum0.36892361111111427%—›
- Potassium sorbate0.18446180555555713%—
- Preservative0.18446180555555713%—
- Sodium benzoate0.09223090277777857%⚠ moderate
- Preservative0.09223090277777857%—
- Citric acid0.04611545138888573%—
- Acetylated monoglycerides0.023057725694442865%—›
- Natural and artificial flavors0.011528862847221433%—
- Locust bean gum0.005764431423614269%—
- Red 400.0028822157118071345%⚠ high
- Red 30.0014411078559035673%⚠ moderate
- Blue 10.0007205539279482309%⚠ moderate
- Yellow 50.0007205539279482309%⚠ high
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Sugar, water, corn syrup, palm oil, titanium dioxide (color), glycerin, soy lecithin, agar gum, potassium sorbate (preservative), sodium benzoate (preservative), citric acid, acetylated monoglycerides, natural and artificial flavors, locust bean gum, red 40, red 3, blue 1, yellow 5.
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