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Snacks · 0071567959131

Jelly beans

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

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.

  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. 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.
  3. Phosphoric acidMinor concernAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some 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

  • Sugar51%No flag›
  • Corn syrup24.5%No flag›
  • Modified food starch12.2%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of the following6.1%No flag
  • Peach puree6.1%No flag›
  • Blueberry3.1%No flag›
  • Apple juice1.5%No flag›
  • Banana0.8%No flag›
  • Lemon puree0.4%No flag
  • Tangerine juice0.2%No flag›
  • Pear juice concentrate<0.1%No flag
  • Orange<0.1%No flag›
  • Strawberry puree<0.1%No flag
  • Watermelon<0.1%No flag›
  • Cherry juiceNo flag›
  • Lime juice concentrateNo flag
  • Pomegranate juiceNo flag›
  • CoconutNo flag›
  • Cocoa pasteNo flag
  • Cocoa butterNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • An emulsifierNo flag
  • Cocoa powderNo flag›
  • Sodium citrateNo flag›
  • Sodium lactate · E325No flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Fumaric acid · E297No flag
  • Lactic acid · E270No flag
  • Malic acid · E296No flag
  • Phosphoric acid · E338Low

    Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.

  • Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
  • CoffeeNo flag›
  • Vanilla podNo flag›
  • Tapioca dextrinNo flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Red 40 lake · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Yellow 5 · E102No flag
  • 6 lakeNo flag
  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Blue 1 · E133Moderate

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

  • 2 lakeNo flag
  • Yellow 5 · E102No flag
  • Blue 1 · E133Moderate

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

  • Beeswax · E901No flag
  • Carnauba wax · E903No flag
  • Confectioner's glazeNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • CaffeineNo flag›
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Sugar, corn syrup, modified food starch, contains 2% or less of the following: peach puree concentrate, blueberry puree, apple juice concentrate, banana puree, lemon puree, tangerine juice concentrate, pear juice concentrate, orange puree, strawberry puree, watermelon juice concentrate, cherry juice concentrate, lime juice concentrate, pomegranate juice concentrate, coconut, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin (an emulsifier), cocoa powder, sodium citrate, sodium lactate, citric acid, fumaric acid, lactic acid, malic acid, phosphoric acid, ascorbic acid, coffee, vanilla beans, tapioca dextrin, natural and artificial flavors, color added, red 40 lake, yellow 5 & 6 lake, red 40, blue 1 & 2 lake, yellow 5 & 6, blue 1, beeswax, carnauba wax, confectioner's glaze, salt, caffeine

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Soy.

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.
  • Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
  • Phosphoric acidAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

3 moderate · 4 low · 13 not assessed

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