Declared allergens
This product declares Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 3 May 2025
Licorice Pastels Candy, Licorice Pastels
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Titanium dioxide).
- Critical
Allergens
- Gluten
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 3 May 2025
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
ErythrosineModerate concernIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Iodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
- 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
- Fortified wheat flour5.5%No flag
- Niacin · E3750.7%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1010.2%No flag
- Glycerine · E4220.2%No flag
- Liquorice extract<0.1%No flag
- Mono- and Diglyceride · E471<0.1%No flag
- Potassium Sorbate · E202No flag
- PreservativeNo flag
- ColourNo flag
- Fd&C Yellow NoNo flag
- Fd&C Red NoNo flag
- 40No flag
- Fd&C Blue NoNo flag
- Colour5.5%No flag
- Titanium Dioxide · E1712.7%High
Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
- Fd&C Yellow No1.4%No flag
- 5 Lake0.7%No flag
- Fd&C Yellow No0.3%No flag
- 6 Lake0.2%No flag
- Fd&C Red No.3 · E127<0.1%Moderate
Iodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
- Fd&C Blue No<0.1%No flag
- 2 Lake<0.1%No flag
- Fd&C Blue No<0.1%No flag
- 1 LakeNo flag
- Fd&C Red NoNo flag
- 40 LakeNo flag
- Artificial flavouring2.5%No flag
- Tapioca Dextrin1.5%No flag
- Carnauba Wax · E9030.7%No flag
- Confectioners Glaze0.7%No flag
Show original label text
Sugar, Licorice (Corn Syrup, Enriched Wheat Flour [Wheat, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], High Fructose Corn Syrup, Sugar, Modified Corn Starch, Water, Glycerine, Licorice Extract, Palm Oil, Salt, Mono And Diglyceride [Soy], Anise, Potassium Sorbate [Preservative], Artificial Colors [Fd&C Yellow No. 5, Fd&C Red No. 40, Fd&C Blue No. 1]), Corn Syrup, Artificial Colors (Titanium Dioxide, Fd&C Yellow No. 5 Lake, Fd&C Yellow No. 6 Lake, Fd&C Red No.3, Fd&C Blue No. 2 Lake, Fd&C Blue No. 1 Lake, Fd&C Red No. 40 Lake), Artificial Flavor, Tapioca Dextrin, Carnauba Wax, Confectioners Glaze.
Alerts
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.
- ErythrosineIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- SugarLow concern
- Corn SyrupLow concern
1 of 3 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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