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Cool Hearts Candies

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

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

2 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. 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

  • Sugar55.6%No flag›
  • Corn syrup22.2%No flag›
  • Dextrose11.1%No flag›
  • Glycerine · E4225.6%No flag
  • Natural peppermint flavouring2.5%No flag
  • Gelatin · E4281.5%No flag
  • Vegetable gums0.8%No flag
  • Tragacanth · E4130.4%No flag
  • Xanthan · E4150.2%No flag
  • Arabic0.2%No flag
  • Colour0.4%No flag
  • Yellow 5 · E1020.4%High

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

  • Blue 1 · E1330.4%Moderate

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

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SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, DEXTROSE, GLYCERINE, NATURAL PEPPERMINT FLAVOR, GELATIN, VEGETABLE GUMS [TRAGACANTH, XANTHAN AND ARABIC] ARTIFICIAL COLORS [YELLOW 5, BLUE 1].

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.
  • Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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3 low

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