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
NutritionModerate
nutri-score c
Processing
nova 4
AdditivesMinor
1 flagged additive(s), worst LOW
1nutrition base band "moderate" from nutri-score
2ultra-processed (NOVA 4) worsens band by one
3final band "high" (health-blend-v1)
Flagged additives
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
Water, sugar, corn syrup, milk, whey, skim milk, contains 2% or less of orange juice concentrate, oil of orange, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, guar gum, cellulose gum, xanthan gum, citric acid, annatto extract for color.
Decision read
Probably skip for food use
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. Bias toward food-use coverage and published ingestible context.
No ingredient drivers are available for this product.
