Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
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.
Propionic acidPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
Sodium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
Phosphoric acidAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
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
Processing
nova 4
AdditivesHigh
7 flagged additive(s), worst HIGH
1no nutri-score — nutrition contributes the lowest band
2HIGH-concern additive floors band at "high"
3ultra-processed (NOVA 4) worsens band by one
4final band "critical" (health-blend-v1)
Flagged additives
Sunset yellow FCF — Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
Allura red AC — Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
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.
Propionic acid — Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
Sodium propionate — Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
Phosphoric acid — Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
blend health-blend-v1
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
ni. wt.: 30.00 lbs 16f691 130 ct five color fresh corn tortilla chips 292067 ingreuients stone ground whole kernel corn. water, vwnite corn cooked with lime waier ye:lo. com cooked with lime water (preservaive) water, propionic acid, phospnoriccid, sodium propionate. (coloring agent) blue (fd&c elue #2 fd&c rea #40 , green(water, ye!lo: #5. blue #1, sodium benzoate and phosphoric acid, rea fd&c yeilo #6. fd&c red #40, fd&c yello #5), yellow (water. red #40 yellow yellow #6. sodium renzoate and phosphoric acidi caicium nurirovine lot: 25822067 prod. date: 03/08/22 manutacturec by: easy foods inc, kissimmee, fl 34758
Decision read
Probably skip for everyday use
Probably skip
This 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. A balanced day-to-day read across overall concern and fit.
No ingredient drivers are available for this product.
