Piruli, acidulated hard candy lollipops by Piruli · GreenveilSaving recent analysis
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VerdictConsider avoidingPiruli, acidulated hard candy lollipops
Ingredients0Coverage0/0 resolvedDriversNo priority drivers flagged
Decision lens
Decision lens
Focused on pregnancy. Surface the pregnancy-specific cautions first.
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.
- Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
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
- 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.
- Brilliant blue FCF — Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
blend health-blend-v1
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Ingredients (7)
- Sugar57.142857142857146%—›
- Corn syrup21.428571428571427%—›
- Honey bee10.714285714285715%—›
- Lactic acid5.357142857142861%—
- Titanium dioxide2.6785714285714306%⚠ high
- Artificial flavors1.3392857142857153%—
- Artificial colors1.3392857142857224%—
- Fd&c red 400.6696428571428612%⚠ high
- Fd&c yellow 50.3348214285714306%⚠ high
- Fd&c blue 10.3348214285714306%⚠ moderate
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Sugar, corn syrup, honey bee, lactic acid, titanium dioxide, artificial flavors and artificial colors (fd&c red 40, fd&c yellow 5 and fd&c blue 1).
Decision read
Probably skip for pregnancy
Probably skipThis 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. Surface the pregnancy-specific cautions first.
No ingredient drivers are available for this product.