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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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Snaps
Is Smiths Snaps 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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Sulphite Ammonia Caramel
Documented MCAS, asthma and migraine trigger in sensitive individuals.
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Saccharin
Long-term safety contested; gut microbiome impact in animal studies.
Full ingredients (from label)
Snaps Spicy Tomato Flavour Potato Snack (with Sugar and Sweetener) Ingradients: Potato StarchPotato GranulesSunflower OilFlavouringsSpicy Tomato Flavour ISugarAcidity Regulator (Sodium Diacetate)Wheat Rusk and Flour (contains Calcium, Iron. Niacin, Thiamin)Acid (Citric Acid)Hydrolysed Soya and Wheat ProteinsCelery Seed Oil. Flavour Enhancers (Monosodium Glutamate, Discdir 5'-Ribonucleotide)Yeast Extract (cuntains Barley)Tomato PowderBarley Malt Flour (contains Wheat)Lactose (from Milk)Milk PowderFlavourings (contain Soya)Mustard OilDextroseColours (Paprika Extract, Sulphite Ammonia Caramel)Sweetener (Saccharin)]Potassium ChlorideSaltColours (Annatto, Curcumin).
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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