12/15 ingredients recognized
Key food, baked beans with bacon & brown sugar, original
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Flagged concerns
high fructose corn syrup
Linked to obesity, diabetes, fatty liver disease; often contains mercury from chlor-alkali processing.
artificial flavoring
Catch-all for synthetic flavor chemicals; regulatory threshold does not address cumulative exposure
modified cornstarch
Ultra-processed starch derivative; very high glycemic index; may disrupt gut bacteria.
caramel color
Ammonia-process caramel coloring; may contain 4-MEI; ultra-processed marker.
sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
brown sugar
White sugar with trace molasses; marginally better than refined white sugar
Full ingredient list
Prepared beans, water, brown sugar, high fructose corn syrup, sugar, bacon (cured with water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphate, hydrolyzed soy protein, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite), salt, modified cornstarch, corn and apple vinegar, onion powder, caramel color, spice, natural and artificial flavoring.