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Fruit chews & jellybeans minis & beans
Snacks · 0022000021038

Fruit chews & jellybeans minis & beans

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 5 additives of concern.

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 4 May 2022

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Why it's rated this way

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

  1. TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions 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.
  2. Sunset yellow FCFHigh 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Starburst minis51.8%No flag
  • Made of51.8%No flag
  • Sugar24.1%No flag›
  • Corn syrup12.1%No flag›
  • Palm oil6%No flag›
  • Less than 2% of3%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3303%No flag
  • Pectin · E440a1.5%No flag
  • Sodium citrate0.8%No flag›
  • Apple juice from concentrate0.4%No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouring0.2%No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Confectioner's glaze<0.1%No flag
  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Yellow 6 · E110<0.1%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Yellow 5 · E102High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • Blue 1 · E133Moderate

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

  • Carnauba wax · E903<0.1%No flag
  • Starburst jellybeansNo flag
  • Made ofNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Corn syrupNo flag›
  • Modified corn starchNo flag›
  • Less than 2% ofNo flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • AcaciaNo flag›
  • Sodium citrateNo flag›
  • Apple juice from concentrateNo flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Confectioner's glazeNo flag
  • Carnauba wax · E903No flag
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • ColourNo flag
  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Yellow 5 · E102High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • Yellow 6 · E110High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Blue 1 · E133Moderate

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

  • Titanium dioxide · E171High

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

  • Mineral oil · E905aNo flag
  • Beeswax · E901No flag
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Starburst minis: made of: sugar, corn syrup, palm oil; less than 2% of: citric acid, pectin, sodium citrate, apple juice from concentrate, natural and artificial flavors, mono - and diglycerides, confectioner's glaze, colors (yellow 6, red 40, yellow 5, blue 1), carnauba wax. starburst jellybeans: made of: sugar, corn syrup, modified corn starch; less than 2% of: citric acid, acacia, sodium citrate, apple juice from concentrate, natural and artificial flavors, confectioner's glaze, carnauba wax, corn starch, colors (red 40, yellow 5, yellow 6, blue 1, titanium dioxide), mineral oil, beeswax.

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.
  • 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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

4 low · 3 not assessed

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