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FAVORITE DAY · 20/100 · Caution
8 ingredients flagged with caution
| Ingredient | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Sugar (Refined) | Caution | Refined sucrose, typically from sugarcane or sugar beet; minimally processed but a refined sweetener. |
| Milk Powder | Caution | Dehydrated milk; spray-drying can oxidize cholesterol. |
| Soy Lecithin | Caution | Hexane-extracted from soybeans unless labeled non-GMO/organic. |
| Enriched Wheat Flour | Caution | Refined flour stripped of bran/germ and fortified with synthetic vitamins to replace lost nutrients. |
| Natural Flavor | Caution | Regulatory category that allows solvent extraction and undisclosed processing aids. Lack of transparency. |
| Invert Sugar | Caution | Sugar split into glucose and fructose; equivalent metabolic load to HFCS. |
| Mono- and Diglycerides | Caution | Often contain trans fats below the 0.5g labeling threshold. |
| Natural Flavors | Caution | Regulatory category permitting solvent extraction; composition not disclosed. |
100 − 50×0 − 10×8 − 5×0 = 20
| Reason | Points | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Sugar (Refined) | -10 | Refined sucrose, typically from sugarcane or sugar beet; minimally processed but a refined sweetener. |
| Milk Powder | -10 | Dehydrated milk; spray-drying can oxidize cholesterol. |
| 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. |
| Natural Flavor | -10 | Regulatory category that allows solvent extraction and undisclosed processing aids. Lack of transparency. |
| Invert Sugar | -10 | Sugar split into glucose and fructose; equivalent metabolic load to HFCS. |
| Mono- and Diglycerides | -10 | Often contain trans fats below the 0.5g labeling threshold. |
| Natural Flavors | -10 | Regulatory category permitting solvent extraction; composition not disclosed. |
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