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Frosted sugar cookie

Frosted sugar cookie (Snacks). Greenveil's read: consider avoiding (food-health band "critical"). 5 additives of concern.

VerdictConsider avoiding

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Concern band

No chemical concern signal for this product.

based on 0 ingredients

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Sugar51.61290322580645%—›
Wheat flour24.193548387096776%—›
Palm oil12.096774193548384%—›
Water6.048387096774192%—›
Eggs3.024193548387096%—›
Soybean oil1.5120967741935516%—›
Baking powder0.7560483870967758%—
Cornstarch0.37802419354838435%—›
Contains less than 0.5% of the following0.18901209677419217%—
Nonfat dry milk0.18901209677419217%—
Citric acid0.09450604838709609%—
Artificial flavors0.047253024193551596%—
Soy lecithin0.023626512096775798%—›
Natural flavors0.011813256048384346%—
Calcium disodium0.005906628024192173%—
Edta0.0029533140120960866%—›
Mono- and diglycerides0.001476657006051596%—
Salt0.000738328503025798%—›
Vitamin a0.0003691642515093463%—›
Yellow 50.00018458212575467314%⚠ high
Yellow 60.00009229106287733657%⚠ high
Cocoa0.000046145531442221%—›
Vegetable oil0.0000230727657211105%—›
Cellulose gum0.000011536382857002536%⚠ low
Modified corn starch0.000005768191428501268%—›
Modified gum acacia0.000002884095714250634%—›
Xanthan gum0.0000014420478606780307%—
Potassium sorbate7.210239303390154e-7%—
Phosphoric acid3.60511961616794e-7%⚠ low
Sodium benzoate1.80255980808397e-7%⚠ moderate
Propylene glycol9.01279904041985e-8%—
Sorbitol9.012799750962586e-8%—

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Sugar, enriched bleached wheat flour, palm oil, water, eggs, soybean oil, baking powder, cornstarch; contains less than 0.5% of the following: nonfat dry milk, citric acid, artificial flavors, soy lecithin, natural flavors, calcium disodium, edta, mono - & diglycerides, salt, vitamin a, yellow 5, yellow 6, cocoa, vegetable oil, cellulose gum, modified corn starch, modified gum acacia, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate, phosphoric acid, sodium benzoate, propylene glycol, sorbitol.

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern

TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
Phosphoric acidAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

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.