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Snacks · 0022224506540

Orange candy twists

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

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Why it's rated this way

4 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    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.
  2. Sunset yellow FCFHigh 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    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

  • Fortified wheat flour52.9%No flag
  • Wheat27%No flag›
  • Iron13%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756.5%No flag
  • Thiamin3.2%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.6%No flag
  • Folic acid1.6%No flag›
  • Corn syrup23.5%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup11.8%No flag›
  • Sugar5.9%No flag›
  • Water2.9%No flag›
  • Food starch modified1.5%No flag›
  • Corn1.5%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E3300.7%No flag
  • Artificial flavouring0.4%No flag
  • Apple juice0.2%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Orange crush concentrate<0.1%No flag
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Acacia gum · E414<0.1%No flag
  • Ester gum · E445No flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Sodium chlorideNo flag›
  • Brominated soybean oilNo flag›
  • ColourNo flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Soy mono- and diglycerides<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Glycerine · E422No flag
  • Palm oilNo flag›
  • Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
  • Vitamin cNo flag›
  • ColourNo flag
  • Yellow 5 · E102High

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

  • Yellow 6 · E110High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Allura red AC (E129)High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

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Enriched wheat flour (wheat, iron, niacin, thiamin, riboflavin & folic acid), corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, sugar, water, food starch modified (corn), citric acid, artificial flavor, apple juice concentrate, salt, orange crush concentrate (water, acacia gum, ester gum, natural flavors, artificial color [yellow 6], citric acid, sodium chloride, brominated soybean oil, artificial color [red 40], sodium benzoate [preservative]), soy mono & diglycerides, soy lecithin, glycerine, palm oil, ascorbic acid (vitamin c), artificial colors (yellow 5, yellow 6).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

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.
  • Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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6 low · 3 not assessed

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