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Sweet & crunchy sweet midgets
MeijerSalted Snacks · 0886926216875

Sweet & crunchy sweet midgets

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 22 Apr 2020

Ingredients

  • Cucumbers54.2%No flag
  • High fructose corn syrup23%No flag
  • Vinegar11.5%No flag
  • Water5.7%No flag
  • Salt0.6%No flag
  • Calcium chloride · E5090.6%No flag
  • Alum0.6%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E2110.1%Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • Preservative0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Polysorbate 80 · E433<0.1%Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • And yellow 5 · E1023.6%High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

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Cucumbers, high fructose corn syrup, vinegar, water, salt, calcium chloride, alum, 0.1% sodium benzoate (preservative), natural flavors, polysorbate 80, and yellow 5.

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Polysorbate 80Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

Chemical identity has not been assessed for these 10 ingredients yet.

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