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Snacks · 0022224507226

Candy twists

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Allura red ACHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  2. Brilliant blue FCFModerate concernSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  3. Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Fortified wheat flour52.5%No flag
  • Wheat flour26.7%No flag›
  • Iron12.9%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756.5%No flag
  • Thiamin3.2%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.6%No flag
  • Folic acid1.6%No flag›
  • Corn syrup23.8%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup11.9%No flag›
  • Sugar5.9%No flag›
  • Water3%No flag›
  • Modified food starch1.5%No flag›
  • Corn1.5%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E3300.7%No flag
  • Apple juice0.4%No flag›
  • Artificial flavouring0.2%No flag
  • Hawaiian punch concentrate<0.1%No flag
  • Concentrated juice<0.1%No flag
  • Apple<0.1%No flag›
  • Clarified pineapple<0.1%No flag
  • PassionfruitNo flag
  • OrangeNo flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • And less than 2% of fruit pureesNo flag
  • ApricotNo flag›
  • PapayaNo flag›
  • GuavaNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Pectin · E440aNo flag
  • Acacia gum · E414No flag
  • Ester gum · E445No flag
  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Blue 1 · E133Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.

  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • Maltodextrin<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Soy mono- and diglycerides<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Glycerine · E422No flag
  • Malic acid · E296No flag
  • Palm oilNo flag›
  • Fd&c red noNo flag
  • 40No flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
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Enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, iron, niacin, thiamin, riboflavin & folic acid), corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, sugar, water, modified food starch (corn), citric acid, apple juice concentrate, artificial flavor, hawaiian punch concentrate (concentrated juices (apple, clarified pineapple, passionfruit, orange), water, citric acid, and less than 2% of fruit purees (apricot, papaya, guava), natural and artificial flavors, pectin, acacia gum, ester gum, red 40, blue 1, sodium benzoate), maltodextrin, salt, soy mono & diglycerides, soy lecithin, glycerine, malic acid, palm oil, fd&c red no. 40, ascorbic acid.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • 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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

7 low · 3 not assessed

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