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Red cherry halves

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

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 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. Sulphur dioxideModerate concernSulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
    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

  • Cherry55.6%No flag›
  • Corn syrup22.2%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup11.1%No flag›
  • Water5.6%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E3302.8%No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouring1.4%No flag
  • Fd&c red #40 · E1290.7%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Preserved with0.3%No flag
  • 10 of 1% potassium sorbate benzoate of soda0.2%No flag
  • Sulfur dioxide · E2200.3%Moderate

    Sulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.

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Cherries, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, water, citric acid, natural and artificial flavor, fd&c red #40. preserved with: 1/10 of 1% potassium sorbate benzoate of soda, sulfur dioxide.

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Sulphur dioxideSulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 moderate · 2 low · 1 not assessed

1 of 4 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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