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MAGIC COOKIE BAR, MAGIC COOKIE

MARKETSIDE · 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.
Dextrose Caution Refined glucose, typically from corn.
Soy Lecithin Caution Hexane-extracted from soybeans unless labeled non-GMO/organic.
Artificial Flavor Not approved Undisclosed synthetic flavoring compounds; no transparency about composition.
Brown Sugar Caution Refined sugar with molasses added back.
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.

How the score was reached

100 − 50×2 − 10×4 − 5×0 = 0

ReasonPointsDetail
Artificial Flavor -50 Undisclosed synthetic flavoring compounds; no transparency about composition.
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.
Sugar (Refined) -10 Refined sucrose, typically from sugarcane or sugar beet; minimally processed but a refined sweetener.
Dextrose -10 Refined glucose, typically from corn.
Soy Lecithin -10 Hexane-extracted from soybeans unless labeled non-GMO/organic.
Brown Sugar -10 Refined sugar with molasses added back.

Ingredients

sweetened condensed milkcondensed milkSugar (Refined)semisweet chocolate chipsChocolate LiquorCocoa ButterDextroseSoy LecithinSaltArtificial FlavorButterCreamWalnutsCoconutWaterpropylene glycolsodium metabisulfite [preservative]Brown SugarWheat Flourniacinreduced ironthiamine mononitrateriboflavinfolic acidpalm and palm kernel oilscontains less than of the followingHoneyWheySkim Milkyellow 6 lakeYellow 5 Lake (Tartrazine Aluminum Lake)blue 2 lakeBaking Soda (Sodium Bicarbonate)

Diets this fits

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