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GOLD EMBLEM · 0/100 · Not approved
3 not-approved ingredients detected; 3 banned in at least one country
| Ingredient | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Corn Syrup | Caution | Refined glucose syrup from corn starch. |
| Dextrose | Caution | Refined glucose, typically from corn. |
| Sugar (Refined) | Caution | Refined sucrose, typically from sugarcane or sugar beet; minimally processed but a refined sweetener. |
| Partially Hydrogenated Oil | Not approved | Source of artificial trans fats; banned from the US food supply (2018) and across the EU (2021). |
| High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) | Not approved | Industrially produced via enzymatic conversion of corn starch; strongly associated with metabolic dysfunction. |
| Mono- and Diglycerides | Caution | Often contain trans fats below the 0.5g labeling threshold. |
| Artificial Flavors | Not approved | Undisclosed synthetic flavoring compounds. |
100 − 50×3 − 10×4 − 5×0 = 0
| Reason | Points | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Partially Hydrogenated Oil | -50 | Source of artificial trans fats; banned from the US food supply (2018) and across the EU (2021). |
| High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) | -50 | Industrially produced via enzymatic conversion of corn starch; strongly associated with metabolic dysfunction. |
| Artificial Flavors | -50 | Undisclosed synthetic flavoring compounds. |
| Corn Syrup | -10 | Refined glucose syrup from corn starch. |
| Dextrose | -10 | Refined glucose, typically from corn. |
| Sugar (Refined) | -10 | Refined sucrose, typically from sugarcane or sugar beet; minimally processed but a refined sweetener. |
| Mono- and Diglycerides | -10 | Often contain trans fats below the 0.5g labeling threshold. |
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