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Squiggles Candy
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Squiggles Candy

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 11 Nov 2025

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Cochineal / carmineModerate concernInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Insect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
    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. Annatto / bixin / norbixinMinor concernNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    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. DiphosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    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

  • Sugar52.6%No flag›
  • Wheat Flour23.7%No flag›
  • Vegetable Fat and Oil11.8%No flag
  • Antioxidant11.8%No flag
  • 307b from Soy11.8%No flag
  • Candy pieces5.9%No flag
  • Sugar3%No flag›
  • Tapioca Starch1.5%No flag
  • Glucose Syrup0.7%No flag›
  • Mineral0.2%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • 4700.2%No flag
  • Thickener0.2%No flag
  • 14010.2%No flag
  • Natural flavouring0.2%No flag
  • Natural Colours0.2%No flag
  • 141<0.1%No flag
  • 160a<0.1%No flag
  • Ii<0.1%No flag
  • 120<0.1%No flag
  • Cocoa Butter3%No flag›
  • Pink Chocolate1.5%No flag
  • Sugar0.7%No flag›
  • Cocoa Solids0.4%No flag
  • Milk0.2%No flag›
  • Emulsifier<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural Colours<0.1%No flag
  • 162<0.1%No flag
  • 160b<0.1%No flag
  • 160c<0.1%No flag
  • Milk0.7%No flag›
  • Cocoa paste0.4%No flag
  • Whey Powder0.2%No flag
  • Dextrose<0.1%No flag›
  • Cocoa Powder<0.1%No flag›
  • Golden Syrup<0.1%No flag
  • Milk<0.1%No flag›
  • Invert sugar syrupNo flag›
  • EmulsifierNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Raising AgentsNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • 450No flag
  • Natural ColourNo flag
  • 150aNo flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Cochineal / carmine (E120)Moderate

    Insect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.

  • Annatto / bixin / norbixin (E160B)Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Diphosphates (E450)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Show original label text

Sugar, _Wheat_ Flour, Vegetable Fat and/or Oil [Antioxidant (307b from Soy)], Candy pieces [Sugar, Tapioca Starch, Glucose Syrup, Mineral Salt (470), Thickener (1401), Natural Flavours, Natural Colours (141, 160a(ii), 120)], Cocoa Butter, Pink Chocolate [Sugar, Cocoa Solids, _Milk_ Solids, Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin), Natural Colours (162, 160b, 160c)], _Milk_ Solids, Cocoa Mass, Whey Powder (_Milk_), Dextrose, Cocoa Powder, Golden Syrup, Condensed _Milk_, Invert Syrup, Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin), Salt, Raising Agents (Baking Soda, 450), Natural Colour (150a), Natural Flavour

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 11 Nov 2025

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Cochineal / carmineInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 moderate · 4 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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