How we scored this
PureScore is the stored composite of ingredient safety (40%), formulation quality (30%), contaminant risk (20%) and label transparency (10%). This label matched 14 of 14 listed ingredients. Unmatched names never wear an Excellent stamp. Methodology
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Flagged concerns
partially hydrogenated vegetable oil dehydrated
Generic refined seed-oil blend (often soybean/canola); high omega-6; heavily processed.
Modified corn starch
Ultra-processed starch derivative; very high glycemic index; may disrupt gut bacteria.
sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
hydrolyzed corn gluten
Isolated wheat protein; can drive gut inflammation; removed from bran and germ
Full ingredient list
Modified corn starch, garlic*, salt, parmesan cheese (pasteurized milk, salt, cheese cultures, enzymes), sugar, spinach*, spice, extractive of basil, disodium phosphate, hydrolyzed corn gluten, whey, lactic acid, silicon dioxide (anti-caking agent), partially hydrogenated vegetable (cottonseed, soybean) oil. *dehydrated
Ingredient analysis
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