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SpartanSnacks · 0001121308890

Chicago style mix caramel corn

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 4 Oct 2024

Why it's rated this way

3 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. Sodium phosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    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

  • Caramel corn57.1%No flag
  • Brown sugar29.2%No flag›
  • Corn syrup14%No flag›
  • Popcorn7%No flag›
  • Sugar3.5%No flag›
  • Water1.7%No flag›
  • Coconut oil0.9%No flag›
  • Coconut oil0.4%No flag›
  • E160ai0.4%No flag
  • Butter0.4%No flag›
  • Cream0.2%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% of natural flavor0.2%No flag
  • Salt0.1%No flag›
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Artificial butter flavor<0.1%No flag
  • Fd&c yellow 5 lake<0.1%No flag
  • E102<0.1%High

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

  • Cheese popcorn21.4%No flag
  • Popcorn10.7%No flag›
  • Pan release5.4%No flag
  • Corn oil2.7%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin1.3%No flag›
  • E160ai0.7%No flag
  • Colour0.7%No flag
  • Artificial butter flavor5.4%No flag
  • Coconut oil10.7%No flag›
  • Coconut oil5.4%No flag›
  • E160ai5.4%No flag
  • Cheddar cheese blend5.4%No flag
  • Cheddar cheese2.7%No flag
  • Pasteurised milk1.3%No flag
  • Microbial culture0.7%No flag
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.3%No flag›
  • Whey1.3%No flag›
  • Buttermilk0.7%No flag›
  • Partially hydrogenated soybean oil0.3%No flag›
  • Sweet cream0.2%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Lactic acid · E270<0.1%No flag
  • E339ii<0.1%No flag
  • Fd&c yellow 6 · E110<0.1%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • E110<0.1%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Annatto · E160b<0.1%No flag
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Artificial butter flavor0.7%No flag
  • Fd&c yellow 5 lake3.9%No flag
  • E1023.9%High

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

  • Sodium phosphates (E339)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Show original label text

Caramel corn (brown sugar, corn syrup, popcorn, sugar, water, coconut oil [pure coconut oil, beta-carotene], butter [cream, salt], contains less than 2% of natural flavor, salt, baking soda, [sodium bicarbonate], artificial butter flavor, fd&c yellow 5 lake [e102]), cheese popcorn (popcorn, pan release [corn oil, soy lecithin, beta-carotene [color], artificial butter flavor), coconut oil (pure coconut oil, beta-carotene), cheddar cheese blend (cheddar cheese [pasteurized milk, culture, salt, enzymes], whey, buttermilk, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, sweet cream, salt, lactic acid, disodium phosphate, fd&c yellow 6 (e110), annatto extract), salt, artificial butter flavor, fd&c yellow 5 lake (e102).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 4 Oct 2024

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.
  • Sodium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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