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PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE MIX, PEANUT BUTTER

GREAT VALUE · 0/100 · Not approved

2 not-approved ingredients detected; 1 banned in at least one country

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.
Dextrose Caution Refined glucose, typically from corn.
Brown Sugar Caution Refined sugar with molasses added back.
TBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone) Not approved Petroleum-derived preservative; restricted in the EU, banned in Japan.
Artificial Flavors Not approved Undisclosed synthetic flavoring compounds.

How the score was reached

100 − 50×2 − 10×4 − 5×0 = 0

ReasonPointsDetail
TBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone) -50 Petroleum-derived preservative; restricted in the EU, banned in Japan.
Artificial Flavors -50 Undisclosed synthetic flavoring compounds.
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.
Dextrose -10 Refined glucose, typically from corn.
Brown Sugar -10 Refined sugar with molasses added back.

Ingredients

Enriched Wheat FlourWheat Flourniaciniron [reduced iron]thiamine mononitrateriboflavinfolic acidSugar (Refined)Peanut ButterPeanutsDextrosehydrogenated vegetable oils [cottonseedsoybeanrapeseed]SaltBrown Sugarvegetable shorteningcontains one or more of the followingcanolapalm oilwith preservativeTBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone)contains or less of each of the followingArtificial FlavorsleaveningBaking Soda (Sodium Bicarbonate)calcium silicate

Diets this fits

VeganVegetarianPescatarianDairy-free

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