18/20 ingredients recognized
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Flagged concerns
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
Contains trans fats; strongly linked to cardiovascular disease.
Tbhq
Vision disturbances and DNA damage in animals; possible carcinogen at high doses.
Diglycerides
Emulsifier; can contain trans fats not captured on the nutrition label; ultra-processed marker.
Red 40
Linked to ADHD in children; potential carcinogen; may contain carcinogenic contaminants.
Artificial Flavor
Catch-all for synthetic flavor chemicals; regulatory threshold does not address cumulative exposure
Cellulose Gum
Synthetic emulsifier; animal studies link it to microbiome disruption and inflammation.
Polysorbate 60
Synthetic emulsifier; similar gut microbiome disruption concerns as polysorbate 80
Sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
Full ingredient list
Sugar, Enriched Bleached Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Wheat Starch, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Baking Powder (Baking Soda, Dicalcium Phosphate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Contains 2% Or Less Of: Propylene Glycol Monoesters, Corn Starch, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Salt, Cellulose, Mono And Diglycerides, Cellulose Gum, Xanthan Gum, Polysorbate 60, Red 40, Tbhq And Citric Acid (Antioxidants).