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MEGA MEN essentials
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MEGA MEN essentials

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Titanium dioxide).

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 17 Sep 2023

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Microcrystalline cellulose · E460i47.9%No flag
  • Modified starch24.5%No flag›
  • Croscarmellose sodium14.8%No flag›
  • Maltodextrin7.4%No flag›
  • And less than2%No flag
  • Acacia gum · E4142%No flag
  • Caramel · E1501%No flag
  • Colour1%No flag
  • Choline dl-bitartrate1%No flag
  • Corn oil0.7%No flag›
  • Corn starch0.4%No flag›
  • Glucose syrup0.2%No flag›
  • Gum arabic · E414<0.1%No flag
  • Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose · E464<0.1%No flag
  • Hydroxypropylcellulose · E463<0.1%No flag
  • Magnesium carbonate · E504i<0.1%No flag
  • Magnesium stearate · E572No flag
  • Medium chain triglyceridesNo flag›
  • Mixed tocopherols · E306No flag
  • Natural vanilla flavouringNo flag
  • Polydextrose · E1200No flag
  • Polyethylene glycol · E1521No flag
  • Rice flourNo flag›
  • Sodium ascorbate · E301No flag
  • Stearic acid · E570No flag
  • Stevia leaf extract · E960No flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Titanium dioxide · E171High

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

  • Mineral whitenerNo flag
  • E341iiiNo flag
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microcrystalline cellulose, modified starch, croscarmellose sodium, maltodextrin, and less than 2%: acacia gum, caramel (color), choline dl-bitartrate, corn oil, corn starch, glucose syrup, gum arabic, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, magnesium carbonate, magnesium stearate, medium chain triglycerides, mixed tocopherols, natural vanilla flavor, polydextrose, polyethylene glycol, rice flour, sodium ascorbate, stearic acid, stevia leaf extract, sugar, titanium dioxide (mineral whitener), tricalcium phosphate.

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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 moderate · 5 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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Where this product data comes from

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