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Patriotic candy corn

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Allura red AC).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Egg

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

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. Brilliant blue FCFModerate concernSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Patriotic candy corn100%No flag
  • Sugar54.2%No flag›
  • Corn syrup22.9%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% of the following11.5%No flag
  • Sodium citrate11.5%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E3305.7%No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouring2.5%No flag
  • Egg white1.6%No flag›
  • Confectioner's glaze0.8%No flag
  • Glycerin · E4220.4%No flag
  • Mineral oil · E905a0.2%No flag
  • Carnauba wax · E9030.1%No flag
  • Coconut oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Including fd&c<0.1%No flag
  • Red #40 · E129<0.1%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Blue #1 · E133<0.1%Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.

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Patriotic candy corn (sugar, corn syrup, contains less than 2% of the following: sodium citrate, citric acid, natural and artificial flavors, egg whites, confectioner's glaze, glycerin, mineral oil, carnauba wax, coconut oil, artificial colors (including fd&c: red #40 and blue #1)).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Egg.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.

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