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SALTED CARAMEL PRETZELS, SALTED CARAMEL

FAVORITE DAY · 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.
Yellow 5 Lake (Tartrazine Aluminum Lake) Not approved Aluminum-salt form of Yellow 5 commonly found on candy shells, gum coatings, and capsule exteriors. Same EU mandatory warning label as the parent dye, plus added aluminum.
Soy Lecithin Caution Hexane-extracted from soybeans unless labeled non-GMO/organic.
Natural Flavor Caution Regulatory category that allows solvent extraction and undisclosed processing aids. Lack of transparency.
Soybean Oil Not approved Industrial seed oil, high in oxidation-prone linoleic acid; typically hexane-extracted.

How the score was reached

100 − 50×2 − 10×3 − 5×0 = 0

ReasonPointsDetail
Yellow 5 Lake (Tartrazine Aluminum Lake) -50 Aluminum-salt form of Yellow 5 commonly found on candy shells, gum coatings, and capsule exteriors. Same EU mandatory warning label as the parent dye, plus added aluminum.
Soybean Oil -50 Industrial seed oil, high in oxidation-prone linoleic acid; typically hexane-extracted.
Sugar (Refined) -10 Refined sucrose, typically from sugarcane or sugar beet; minimally processed but a refined sweetener.
Soy Lecithin -10 Hexane-extracted from soybeans unless labeled non-GMO/organic.
Natural Flavor -10 Regulatory category that allows solvent extraction and undisclosed processing aids. Lack of transparency.

Ingredients

salted caramel-flavored coatingSugar (Refined)palm kernel oilnfat dry milk solidswhole milk solidsSaltartificial color [yellow 6 lakeYellow 5 Lake (Tartrazine Aluminum Lake)blue 2 lake]Soy LecithinNatural Flavorpretzel twistsWheat Flourniacinreduced ironthiamine mononitrateriboflavinfolic acid]maltSoybean Oil

Diets this fits

Pescatarian

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