18/21 ingredients recognized
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 18 of 21 listed ingredients. Unmatched names never wear an Excellent stamp. Methodology
Lowes foods, iced oatmeal cookies
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Flagged concerns
high fructose corn syrup
Linked to obesity, diabetes, fatty liver disease; often contains mercury from chlor-alkali processing.
canola
Industrial seed oil; very high omega-6; hexane-extracted and heavily refined; promotes inflammatory imbalance.
titanium dioxide
Whitening agent; EU-banned as food additive since 2022 (E171) over genotoxicity concerns; nanoparticle accumulation.
corn syrup
Pure glucose; spikes blood sugar; contributes to metabolic disorders.
artificial flavors
Catch-all for synthetic flavor chemicals; regulatory threshold does not address cumulative exposure
caramel color
Ammonia-process caramel coloring; may contain 4-MEI; ultra-processed marker.
sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
Full ingredient list
Enriched bleached wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, canola and/or soybean and/or palm oil, high fructose corn syrup, whole grain oats, raisin paste, corn syrup, contains 2% or less of: eggs, salt, baking soda, whey, spice, natural and artificial flavors, caramel color, cornstarch, titanium dioxide (color), enzyme modified soy protein, soy lecithin.
Ingredient analysis
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