Declared allergens
This product declares Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Gumballs
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.
- Critical
Allergens
- 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.
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.
Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Moderate concernAntioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
- 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.
AspartameModerate concernSweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Sweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
- 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.
Ingredients
- Gum base22.9%No flag
- Less than 2% of5.7%No flag
- Glycerol · E4225.7%No flag
- Natural and artificial flavouring2.5%No flag
- Aspartame · E9510.4%Moderate
Sweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
- Aspartame-acesulfame salt · E9620.2%No flag
- Resinous glaze0.1%No flag
- Colour<0.1%No flag
- Red 40 lake · E129<0.1%High
Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Red 40 · E129<0.1%High
Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- And bht · E321<0.1%Moderate
Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
- Preservative<0.1%No flag
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Sugar, gum base, corn syrup, less than 2% of: glycerol, natural and artificial flavor, maltodextrin, soy lecithin, aspartame, aspartame-acesulfame salt, resinous glaze, artificial colors (red 40 lake and red 40), and bht (to maintain freshness).
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Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
- AspartameSweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- SugarLow concern
- Corn SyrupLow concern
- MaltodextrinLow concern
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