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Snacks · 0022224507523

Hawaiian punch, soft & chewy candies

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten

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

Why it's rated this way

4 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. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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

  • Sugar52.8%No flag›
  • Corn syrup23.6%No flag›
  • Fortified wheat flour11.8%No flag
  • Wheat5.9%No flag›
  • Iron3%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3751.5%No flag
  • Thiamin0.7%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
  • Folic acid0.4%No flag›
  • Water5.9%No flag›
  • Cane sugar syrup3%No flag
  • Artificial flavouring1.5%No flag
  • Modified food starch0.7%No flag›
  • Corn0.7%No flag›
  • Apple juice0.4%No flag›
  • Palm oil0.2%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
  • 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.

  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Malic acid · E296<0.1%No flag
  • Soy mono- and diglycerides<0.1%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • Titanium dioxide · E171High

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

  • SaltNo flag›
  • Fd&c red noNo flag
  • 40No flag
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Sugar, corn syrup, enriched wheat flour (wheat, iron, niacin, thiamin, riboflavin & folic acid), water, cane syrup, artificial flavor, modified food starch (corn), apple juice concentrate, palm oil, hawaiian punch concentrate (concentrated juices [apple, clarified pineapple, passionfruit, orange], water, citric acid & less than 2% of fruit purees [apricot, papaya, guava], natural & artificial flavors, pectin, acacia gum, ester gum, red 40, blue 1, sodium benzoate), citric acid, malic acid, soy mono & diglycerides, potassium sorbate, titanium dioxide, salt, fd&c red no. 40.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten.

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.
  • 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.
  • 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

2 moderate · 3 low · 2 not assessed

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