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Sour Jelly Beans
Sweet ShoppeSnacks · 0667888496327

Sour Jelly Beans

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

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 1 Apr 2026

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Why it's rated this way

4 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. 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.
  4. 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

  • Sugars53.1%No flag›
  • Dextrose27.3%No flag›
  • Corn syrup12.9%No flag›
  • Sugar6.4%No flag›
  • Apple juice from concentrate6.4%No flag
  • Modified corn starch23.4%No flag›
  • Malic acid · E29611.7%No flag
  • Lactic acid · E2705.9%No flag
  • Sodium lactate · E3252.9%No flag
  • Tapioca dextrin1.5%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3300.7%No flag
  • Artificial flavouring0.4%No flag
  • Shellac · E9040.2%No flag
  • Carnauba wax · E903<0.1%No flag
  • White mineral oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Beeswax · E901<0.1%No flag
  • Allura red · E129<0.1%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Tartrazine · E102High

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

  • Brilliant blue FCF · E133Moderate

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

  • Sunset yellow FCF · E110High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

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Sugars (dextrose, corn syrup, sugar, apple juice from concentrate), Modified corn starch, Malic acid, Lactic acid, Sodium lactate, Tapioca dextrin, Citric acid, Artificial flavours, Shellac, Carnauba wax, White mineral oil, Beeswax, Allura red, Tartrazine, Brilliant blue FCF, Sunset yellow FCF

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

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 minor · 1 low · 1 not assessed

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