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SWEET SAVORY CHEDDAR CHEESE CARAMEL POPCORN, CHEESE CRACKERS, PRETZEL TWISTS & HONEY ROASTED SESAME STICKS TRAIL MIX, SWEET SAVORY

Name: SWEET SAVORY CHEDDAR CHEESE CARAMEL POPCORN, CHEESE CRACKERS, PRETZEL TWISTS & HONEY ROASTED SESAME STICKS TRAIL MIX, SWEET SAVORY
Brand: GOLD EMBLEM

GOLD EMBLEM · 0/100 · Not approved

2 not-approved ingredients detected

What we flagged

Ingredient	Verdict	Why
Brown Sugar	Caution	Refined sugar with molasses added back.
Corn Syrup	Caution	Refined glucose syrup from corn starch.
Soybean Oil	Not approved	Industrial seed oil, high in oxidation-prone linoleic acid; typically hexane-extracted.
Natural Flavors	Caution	Regulatory category permitting solvent extraction; composition not disclosed.
Milk Powder	Caution	Dehydrated milk; spray-drying can oxidize cholesterol.
Sodium Phosphate	Caution	Common additive in processed meats and cheeses; high intake linked to kidney stress.
Soy Lecithin	Caution	Hexane-extracted from soybeans unless labeled non-GMO/organic.
Canola Oil	Not approved	Bred from rapeseed; refined with hexane and high heat. Sometimes labeled "rapeseed oil".
Enriched Wheat Flour	Caution	Refined flour stripped of bran/germ and fortified with synthetic vitamins to replace lost nutrients.

How the score was reached

100 − 50×2 − 10×7 − 5×0 = 0

Reason	Points	Detail
Soybean Oil	-50	Industrial seed oil, high in oxidation-prone linoleic acid; typically hexane-extracted.
Canola Oil	-50	Bred from rapeseed; refined with hexane and high heat. Sometimes labeled "rapeseed oil".
Brown Sugar	-10	Refined sugar with molasses added back.
Corn Syrup	-10	Refined glucose syrup from corn starch.
Natural Flavors	-10	Regulatory category permitting solvent extraction; composition not disclosed.
Milk Powder	-10	Dehydrated milk; spray-drying can oxidize cholesterol.
Sodium Phosphate	-10	Common additive in processed meats and cheeses; high intake linked to kidney stress.
Soy Lecithin	-10	Hexane-extracted from soybeans unless labeled non-GMO/organic.
Enriched Wheat Flour	-10	Refined flour stripped of bran/germ and fortified with synthetic vitamins to replace lost nutrients.

Ingredients

cheddar cheese caramel popcornBrown SugarpopcornCorn Syrup Soybean Oilcheddar cheese seasoning [wheydehydrated cheddar cheeseMilkcheese cultureSaltenzymeNatural Flavors Butter Creamcontains or less of colorannatto extractpaprika extractMilk Powderyeast extractSodium Phosphate Citric Acidlactic acid powdersodium caseinatesalt]Soy Lecithin Baking Soda (Sodium Bicarbonate)cheese crackersWheat Flourniacinreduced ironthiamine mononitrateriboflavinfolic acid]Canola Oilcheddar cheese [pasteurized milkcheese culturesenzymesannattocolorcontains less than of saltPaprikaleavening [yeastturmeric extractpretzel twistssunflower or canola or rice oilYeasthoney roast sesame sticksEnriched Wheat Flour

Diets this fits

Pescatarian

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