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America's Best, Mint Balls
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Allura red AC).
- Critical
Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 22 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
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.
Ingredients
- Mint balls55.6%No flag
- Natural flavouring2.5%No flag
- Natural oil2.5%No flag
- Titanium dioxide · E1711.8%High
Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
- Colour0.9%No flag
- Fd&c red #40 · E1290.9%High
Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
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Mint balls - sugar, corn syrup, natural flavor, natural oil or peppermint, titanium dioxide, inverted sugar, artificial colors fd&c red #40.
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.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- SugarLow concern
- Corn SyrupLow concern
- Invert SugarLow concern
1 of 4 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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