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Snacks · 0073390009335

The chewy mint

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    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›
  • Wheat syrup23.3%No flag
  • Fruit juice from concentrate11.7%No flag
  • Strawberry5.8%No flag›
  • Orange2.9%No flag›
  • Lemon2.9%No flag›
  • Hydrogenated coconut oil5.8%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E3302.9%No flag
  • Corn starch1.5%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouring0.7%No flag
  • Maltodextrin0.4%No flag›
  • Sucrose fatty acid esters0.2%No flag›
  • Gellan gum · E418<0.1%No flag
  • Carnauba wax · E903<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium carboxymethylcellulose · E466<0.1%Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • Gum arabic · E414<0.1%No flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • E160aiNo flag
  • Beetroot red · E162No flag
  • Beeswax · E901No flag
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Sugar, wheat syrup, fruit juices from concentrate (strawberry, orange, lemon) (2%), hydrogenated coconut oil, citric acid, corn starch, natural and artificial flavors, maltodextrin, sucrose fatty acid esters, gellan gum, carnauba wax, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, gum arabic, colors (beta-carotene, beetroot red), beeswax.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

4 low · 1 not assessed

1 of 5 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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