SweetTarts Original by SweetTarts · GreenveilSaving recent analysis
SweetTarts SSweetTarts
VerdictConsider avoidingSweetTarts Original
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Balanced for everyday use. A balanced day-to-day read across overall concern and fit.
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.
- Indigotine / indigo carmineSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
- 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 "critical" 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.
- Indigotine / indigo carmine — Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
- Brilliant blue FCF — Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
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Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Ingredients (9)
- DEXTROSE52.55555555555556%—›
- MALTODEXTRIN24.72222222222222%—›
- MALIC ACID12.361111111111114%—
- DL-MALIC ACID12.361111111111114%—›
- CALCIUM STEARATE2%—›
- NATURAL FLAVORS1%—
- BLUE 1 LAKE1%⚠ moderate
- BLUE 2 LAKE1%⚠ moderate
- RED 40 LAKE1%⚠ high
- YELLOW 5 LAKE4.361111111111114%⚠ high
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DEXTROSE, MALTODEXTRIN, MALIC ACID (DL-MALIC ACID), 2% CALCIUM STEARATE, NATURAL FLAVORS, BLUE 1 LAKE, BLUE 2 LAKE, RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW 5 LAKE.
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