Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
AspartameSweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
SucraloseSweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
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 healthHigh
Processing
nova 4
AdditivesModerate
4 flagged additive(s), worst MODERATE
1no nutri-score — nutrition contributes the lowest band
2MODERATE-concern additive floors band at "moderate"
3ultra-processed (NOVA 4) worsens band by one
4final band "high" (health-blend-v1)
Flagged additives
Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) — Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
Aspartame — Sweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
Sucralose — Sweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) — Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
blend health-blend-v1
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
XYLITOL, GUM BASE SORBITOL, MANNITOL GLYCEROL MACTIOL SYRUP MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOURS, ASPARTAME(11.7 mg PER PIECE RICE STARCH,COCONUT FAT,CELLULOSE GUM, ACESULFAME-POTASSIUMĪ (3.5 mg PER PIECE), SOY LECITHIN SUCROSE ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, GREEN TEA EXTRACT. SUCRALOSE (1.6 mg PER PIECE XANTHAN GUM. CARNAUBA WAX BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE, GUM ARABIC COLOURS. ALLERGEN: SOY. ASPARTAME CONTAINS PHENYLALANINE
Decision read
Probably skip for barrier support
Probably skip
This read is based on the product's overall high 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. Look for products that support calm, barrier-first routines.
No ingredient drivers are available for this product.
