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Pearson's, Pearson Candy CompanySnacks · 0077290976537

Pearson's, mint patties, original

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

3 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. Indigotine / indigo carmineModerate concernSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
    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. 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

  • Sugar55%No flag›
  • Corn syrup22.5%No flag›
  • Chocolate11.3%No flag›
  • Cocoa paste processed with alkali5.6%No flag
  • Sugar2.8%No flag›
  • Cocoa butter1.4%No flag›
  • Cocoa paste0.7%No flag
  • Cocoa0.4%No flag›
  • Milkfat0.2%No flag›
  • And soy lecithin added as an emulsifier0.2%No flag
  • Modified soy protein5.6%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Peppermint oil0.2%No flag›
  • Invertase · E11030.2%No flag
  • Red 40 · E1290.2%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Blue 1 · E1330.2%Moderate

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

  • Blue 2 · E1324.5%Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.

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Sugar, corn syrup, chocolate (chocolate liquor processed with alkali, sugar, cocoa butter, chocolate liquor, cocoa, milk fat, and soy lecithin added as an emulsifier), modified soy protein, salt, peppermint oil, invertase, red 40, blue 1 and blue 2.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

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

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

3 low · 2 not assessed

2 of 5 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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