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El ChavoPlant Based Foods And Beverages · 6921101211659

Fruit Jelly

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Titanium dioxide).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 26 Jul 2019

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Titanium dioxideHigh concernPossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
    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. CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    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

  • Water53.3%No flag›
  • Sugar3.6%No flag›
  • Fructose syrup3.6%No flag
  • Coconut3.6%No flag›
  • Carrageenan · E4073.6%Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Xanthan gum · E4153.6%No flag
  • E332ii3.6%No flag
  • Sodium citrate3.6%No flag›
  • Potassium sorbate · E2023.6%No flag
  • Aspartame citric acid3.6%No flag
  • Malic acid · E2963.6%No flag
  • Titanium dioxide · E1713.6%High

    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.

  • Artificial flavouring2.5%No flag
  • Mango1.3%No flag›
  • Apple0.6%No flag›
  • Grape0.3%No flag›
  • Strawberry0.3%No flag›
  • Colour2.4%No flag
  • Fd&c yello2.4%No flag
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Water, sugar. fructose syrup, coconut, carrageenan. xanthan gum, potassium citrate, sodium citrate. potassium sorbate, aspartame citric acid, malic acid, titanium dioxide, artificial flavors (mango, apple, grape, strawberry), artificial colors (fd&c yello

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

3 low · 1 not assessed

1 of 4 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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