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ORIGINAL ANIMAL CRACKERS, ORIGINAL

SIGNATURE SELECT · 0/100 · Not approved

2 not-approved ingredients detected

What we flagged

IngredientVerdictWhy
Enriched Wheat Flour Caution Refined flour stripped of bran/germ and fortified with synthetic vitamins to replace lost nutrients.
Sugar (Refined) Caution Refined sucrose, typically from sugarcane or sugar beet; minimally processed but a refined sweetener.
Soybean Oil Not approved Industrial seed oil, high in oxidation-prone linoleic acid; typically hexane-extracted.
High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) Not approved Industrially produced via enzymatic conversion of corn starch; strongly associated with metabolic dysfunction.
Natural Flavor Caution Regulatory category that allows solvent extraction and undisclosed processing aids. Lack of transparency.
Soy Lecithin Caution Hexane-extracted from soybeans unless labeled non-GMO/organic.

How the score was reached

100 − 50×2 − 10×4 − 5×0 = 0

ReasonPointsDetail
Soybean Oil -50 Industrial seed oil, high in oxidation-prone linoleic acid; typically hexane-extracted.
High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) -50 Industrially produced via enzymatic conversion of corn starch; strongly associated with metabolic dysfunction.
Enriched Wheat Flour -10 Refined flour stripped of bran/germ and fortified with synthetic vitamins to replace lost nutrients.
Sugar (Refined) -10 Refined sucrose, typically from sugarcane or sugar beet; minimally processed but a refined sweetener.
Natural Flavor -10 Regulatory category that allows solvent extraction and undisclosed processing aids. Lack of transparency.
Soy Lecithin -10 Hexane-extracted from soybeans unless labeled non-GMO/organic.

Ingredients

Enriched Wheat FlourWheat Flourniacinreduced ironthiamine mononitrate [vitamin b1]riboflavin [vitamin b2]folic acidSugar (Refined)Soybean OilHigh Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS)contains or less of the followingSaltNatural FlavorCornstarchsodium bicarbonateleavening agentSoy Lecithinemulsifierspices

Diets this fits

PescatarianDairy-free

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