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Snacks · 0811455012353

Jelly beans candy

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

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

3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. 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.
  2. Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    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. Annatto / bixin / norbixinMinor concernNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    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

  • Sugar53.1%No flag›
  • Corn syrup23.4%No flag›
  • Corn starch11.7%No flag›
  • Dextrose5.9%No flag›
  • Fruit juice concentrate2.9%No flag
  • Lemon1.5%No flag›
  • Tangerine1.5%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E3301.5%No flag
  • Colour0.7%No flag
  • Fruit extracts0.4%No flag
  • Annatto · E160b0.2%Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Saffron · E164<0.1%No flag
  • Caramel color · E150a<0.1%No flag
  • Titanium dioxide · E171<0.1%High

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

  • Pectin · E440a0.4%No flag
  • Sodium citrate0.2%No flag›
  • Vanilla<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E300<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Bees waxNo flag
  • Carnauba wax · E903No flag
  • Confectioner's glazeNo flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

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Sugar, corn syrup, cornstarch, dextrose, fruit juice concentrates (lemon, tangerine), citric acid, color added (fruit extracts, annatto, saffron, caramel color, titanium dioxide), pectin, sodium citrate, vanilla, natural flavors, ascorbic acid, salt, bees wax, carnauba wax, confectioner's glaze.

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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