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Sodium Stearoyl-2-Lactylate
Industrial dough conditioner / emulsifier. Same Chassaing-class concerns for gut-barrier disruption.
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Is Harvest Morn, Aldi Fruit & Grain low tox? Our scanner flagged 2 ingredients (2 in the caution tier) on its published label, screened against our 237 source-cited chemical rules.
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2 ingredients flagged
What we flagged
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Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids
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)
STRAWBERRY FLAVOURED FILLING (40%) (Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Sugar, Humectant: Glycerol; Strawberry Purée, Oatmeal, Dextrose, Strawberry Concentrate, Gelling Agent: Pectins; Acids: Citric Acid, Malic Acid; Colour: Anthocyanins; Acidity Regulators: Calcium Citrates, Sodium Citrates; Flavouring)Wheat FlourOat FlakesInvert Sugar SyrupOatmealRapeseed OilSugarPolydextroseWholemeal Wheat FlourPalm OilFructoseHumectant: Glycerol; Citrus FibreBulking Agent: Sorbitol Syrup; Calcium CarbonateMalted Wheat FlourEmulsifiers: Lecithins (Rapeseed)Sodium Stearoyl-2-LactylateMono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids; SaltCoconut OilWhey Powder (Milk)Thickener. Xanthan Gum; Raising Agent: Sodium Carbonates; Colour: Plain Caramel; NiacinIronAntioxidants: Ascorbic AcidExtracts of Rosemary; Pasteurised EggVitamin B2Vitamin B6Vitamin B1Folic AcidVitamin B12.
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.
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