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CHOCOLATE CHIP MINI MUFFINS, CHOCOLATE CHIP

GREAT VALUE · 0/100 · Not approved

2 not-approved ingredients detected

What we flagged

IngredientVerdictWhy
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.
Dextrose Caution Refined glucose, typically from corn.
Artificial Flavors Not approved Undisclosed synthetic flavoring compounds.
Mono- and Diglycerides Caution Often contain trans fats below the 0.5g labeling threshold.
Milk Powder Caution Dehydrated milk; spray-drying can oxidize cholesterol.
Soy Lecithin Caution Hexane-extracted from soybeans unless labeled non-GMO/organic.
Invert Sugar Caution Sugar split into glucose and fructose; equivalent metabolic load to HFCS.
Potassium Sorbate Caution Generally regarded as safe but may cause skin reactions; one of the better-tolerated synthetic preservatives.
Polysorbate 60 Caution Synthetic surfactant.
Natural Flavor Caution Regulatory category that allows solvent extraction and undisclosed processing aids. Lack of transparency.

How the score was reached

100 − 50×2 − 10×9 − 5×0 = 0

ReasonPointsDetail
Soybean Oil -50 Industrial seed oil, high in oxidation-prone linoleic acid; typically hexane-extracted.
Artificial Flavors -50 Undisclosed synthetic flavoring compounds.
Sugar (Refined) -10 Refined sucrose, typically from sugarcane or sugar beet; minimally processed but a refined sweetener.
Dextrose -10 Refined glucose, typically from corn.
Mono- and Diglycerides -10 Often contain trans fats below the 0.5g labeling threshold.
Milk Powder -10 Dehydrated milk; spray-drying can oxidize cholesterol.
Soy Lecithin -10 Hexane-extracted from soybeans unless labeled non-GMO/organic.
Invert Sugar -10 Sugar split into glucose and fructose; equivalent metabolic load to HFCS.
Potassium Sorbate -10 Generally regarded as safe but may cause skin reactions; one of the better-tolerated synthetic preservatives.
Polysorbate 60 -10 Synthetic surfactant.
Natural Flavor -10 Regulatory category that allows solvent extraction and undisclosed processing aids. Lack of transparency.

Ingredients

premium vanilla creme cake baseSugar (Refined)bleached wheat flour enriched[niacinreduced ironthiamine mononitrateriboflavinfolic acid]food starch-modifiedSoybean OilWheyleavening [sodium aluminum phosphatebaking soda]Saltpropylene glycolmono- and diesters of fatty acidsvital wheat glutensodium stearoyl lactylateDextroseCornstarchEggsArtificial FlavorsMono- and DiglyceridesWheat FlourWatermilk chocolateChocolate LiquorMilk PowderCocoa ButterSoy Lecithinvanillin [artificial flavor]Invert Sugarcontains less than of the followingglycerinPotassium Sorbatesurfaxsorbitan monostearatePolysorbate 60Natural Flavorethenolsorbic acid

Diets this fits

Pescatarian

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