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Bread-conditioning emulsifier in the diglyceride family flagged by Chassaing 2015; sensitisation reported in case studies.
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Blueberry Pastry Crisps
Is Kellogg's Blueberry Pastry Crisps low tox? Our scanner flagged 2 ingredients (2 in the caution tier) on its published label, screened against our 237 source-cited chemical rules.
2 caution
2 ingredients flagged
What we flagged
amber
Diglycerides
Industrial fatty-acid emulsifier shown to disrupt gut mucus barrier and microbiome in mouse models. Ubiquitous in baked goods and chocolate.
Full ingredients (from label)
Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin b1 [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin b2 [riboflavin], folic acid)sugarvegetable oil (soybean, palm and/or palm kernel oil)vegetable glycerinmaltodextrinfructosedextrose. contains 2% or less of modified food starchapple powderblueberry puree concentratecornstarchnonfat milkinvert sugarleavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosphate)sodium citratesoy lecithinreduced minerals wheydatemsaltnatural flavorscellulose gelfruit juice for colorvegetable juice for colorcitric acidmalic acidcellulose gummono - and diglyceridestricalcium phosphatesodium alginaterosemary extract for freshness.
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.
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