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Cherry Balls

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (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 22 Feb 2025

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Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Sugar53.3%No flag›
  • Corn syrup23.3%No flag›
  • Modified food starch11.7%No flag›
  • Corn11.7%No flag›
  • Fumaric acid · E2975.8%No flag
  • Adipic acid · E3552.9%No flag
  • Malic acid · E2961.5%No flag
  • Artificial flavouring0.7%No flag
  • Confectioner's glaze0.4%No flag
  • Acacia0.2%No flag›
  • Gum arabic · E4140.2%No flag
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Lactic acid · E270<0.1%No flag
  • Red 40 · E129<0.1%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Carnauba wax · E903<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium lactate · E325No flag
  • White mineral oilNo flag›
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SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH (CORN), FUMARIC ACID, ADIPIC ACID, MALIC ACID, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE, ACACIA (GUM ARABIC), CITRIC ACID, LACTIC ACID, RED 40, CARNAUBA WAX, SODIUM LACTATE, WHITE MINERAL OIL.

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 5 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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