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Snacks · 0071567995054

Jelly beans

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Allura red AC).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

2 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Sugar52.3%No flag›
  • Corn syrup23.9%No flag›
  • Modified food starch11.9%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of the following6%No flag
  • Strawberry puree6%No flag
  • Passion fruit juice3%No flag
  • Coconut1.5%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E3300.7%No flag
  • Sodium lactate · E3250.4%No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouring0.2%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.

  • Yellow 5 · E102<0.1%No flag
  • 6 lakeNo flag
  • Blue 1 · E133Moderate

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

  • Blue 1 · E133Moderate

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

  • 2 lakeNo flag
  • Beeswax · E901No flag
  • Carnauba wax · E903No flag
  • Confectioner's glazeNo flag
  • Tapioca dextrinNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
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Sugar, corn syrup, modified food starch, contains 2% or less of the following: strawberry puree, passion fruit juice concentrate, coconut, citric acid, sodium lactate, natural & artificial flavors, color added, red 40 lake, red 40, yellow 5 & 6 lake, blue 1, blue 1 and 2 lake, beeswax, carnauba wax, confectioner's glaze, tapioca dextrin, salt.

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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

3 low · 2 not assessed

2 of 5 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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