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Candy Cane Mints
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.
- Critical
Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 13 Nov 2025
Why it's rated this way
3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
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.
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
- Sorbitol · E42054.2%No flag
- CONTAINS 2% and LESS OF11.5%No flag
- Aspartame · E95111.5%Moderate
Sweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
- Gum acacia · E4145.7%No flag
- Magnesium stearate · E5722.9%No flag
- Mannitol · E4211.4%No flag
- Natural flavouring0.7%No flag
- Artificial flavouring0.4%No flag
- Colour0.2%No flag
- Red 40 · E129<0.1%High
Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Yellow 5 · E102<0.1%High
Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- Blue 11<0.1%No flag
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SORBITOL, MALTODEXTRIN, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: ASPARTAME, GUM ACACIA, MAGNESIUM STEARATE, MANNITOL, NATURAL FLAVOR, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ARTIFICIAL COLOR (RED 40, YELLOW 5, BLUE 11,
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.
- Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- AspartameSweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- MaltodextrinModerate concern
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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