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Cupcakes
Ingredient score
4/10
3 ingredients worth a closer look
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Red 40 (Allura Red)Moderate concern
Some children may be sensitive to mixtures of synthetic colors.
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Yellow 5 (Tartrazine)Moderate concern
Some children may be sensitive to mixtures of synthetic colors.
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Titanium dioxideModerate concern
The EU stopped allowing it in food in 2022 because a DNA-damage concern couldn't be ruled out.
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Ingredients
SugarWaterEnriched flourBleached wheat flourMalted barley flourNiacinFerrous sulfate or reduced ironThiamine mononitrateRiboflavinFolic acidHigh fructose corn syrupShorteningTallowHydrogenated tallowCottonseed oilMono and diglyceridesPolysorbate 60Soy lecithinShorteningPalm oilMono and diglyceridesPolysorbate 60Corn syrupSprinklesSugarCornstarchPalm oilPalm kernel oilSunflower lecithinDextrinConfectioners glazeRed 40 lakeYellow 5 lakeBlue 1 lakeNatural & artificial flavorCarnauba waxShorteningTallowHydrogenated tallowCornstarchModified cornstarchHydrogenated soybean oilEggWheyEgg whitesNonfat dry milkSaltInulinCalcium carbonateSodium acid pyrophosphateCalcium sulfateMono and diglyceridesBaking sodaDextroseArtificial flavorDefatted soy flourCellulose gumSorbic acid and potassium sorbateTo retain freshnessGuar gumGlycerinSodium stearoyl lactylateAgarTitanium dioxideColorXanthan gumCalcium caseinateSodium caseinateSoy protein isolatePalm oilLocust bean gumMonocalcium phosphateSoy lecithinEnzymesSunflower oilSodium phosphateColor
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Open Food Facts record · updated Dec 6, 2022 · US
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