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Mono - And Diglycerides
Industrial fatty-acid emulsifier shown to disrupt gut mucus barrier and microbiome in mouse models. Ubiquitous in baked goods and chocolate.
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Is Pringles,Kellogg's Pizza low tox? Our scanner flagged 3 ingredients (3 in the caution tier) on its published label, screened against our 237 source-cited chemical rules.
3 caution
3 ingredients flagged
What we flagged
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Monosodium Glutamate
Reported migraine and MCAS trigger in sensitive individuals.
Niaz et al. EXCLI J 2018 (review); Yang et al. Nutrients 1997
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Red 40 Lake
Implicated in childhood hyperactivity (Southampton study). Banned in some EU member states.
Full ingredients (from label)
DRIED POTATOESVEGETABLE OIL (CORN OIL, COTTONSEED OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL)DEGERMINATED CORN FLOURCORNSTARCHRICE FLOURMALTODEXTRINMONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES2% SALTWHEYDEXTROSENATURAL FLAVORSMONOSODIUM GLUTAMATETOMATO POWDERONION POWDERCHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, SALT, CULTURES, ENZYMES)SUGARSPICESCOCONUT OILGARLIC POWDERBUTTERMILKCITRIC ACIDYEAST EXTRACTMALIC ACIDCREAMPAPRIKA EXTRACT (COLOR)RED 40 LAKESODIUM CASEINATELACTIC ACIDWHEAT STARCH.
How this analysis is generated
Each ingredient on this product's published label is matched against our 237 source-cited chemical rules, each documenting a concern from peer-reviewed research and regulatory sources. Severity tiers:
- Avoid (red) — banned or restricted in the EU, UK or Canada but still legal in the US, IARC-listed, or strong contact-allergen evidence.
- Caution (amber) — regulatory caution, contamination risk, or condition-specific irritant.
- Mild (green) — low concern but commonly avoided in low-tox formulations.
Each flag links to its primary chemical-level source, and each condition pill links to a PubMed-indexed paper that discusses the chemical class in the context of that condition. Every citation is a real peer-reviewed paper — we don't link to Wikipedia or PubMed search pages. Some pairs use a topically-broad paper (e.g. a fragrance-allergen patch-test review) rather than a single-pair study where the literature is thin. The full evidence chain (chemical → mechanism → condition → paper) is one click away.
This is automated analysis of a published label, not medical advice — always verify the label yourself before changing products. Methodology and source list at scan.lowtoxgear.com.