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Gummy Hearts
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Titanium dioxide).
- Critical
Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 9 Mar 2017
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is 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.
Ingredients
- Gelatin · E4285.9%No flag
- Sorbitol · E4202.9%No flag
- Citric acid · E3301.5%No flag
- Malic acid · E2960.7%No flag
- Artificial flavouring0.4%No flag
- Pectin · E440a0.2%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.
- Colour<0.1%No flag
- Fd&c red no<0.1%No flag
- 40<0.1%No flag
- Fd&c yellow no<0.1%No flag
- Fd&c blue noNo flag
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Corn syrup, sugar, water, gelatin, sorbitol, citric acid, malic acid, artificial flavor, pectin, titanium dioxide (as color), fd&c red no. 40, fd&c yellow no. 5, fd&c blue no. 1.
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
- WaterModerate concern
- Corn SyrupLow concern
- SugarLow concern
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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Where this product data comes from
How we assembled this record: source coverage, image cache state, review state, and the active product version.
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