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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.
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Little Moons Mochi Bites Golden Blond Chocolate 6 pack
Is Little Moons Mochi Bites Golden Blond Chocolate 6 pack 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
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Carrageenan
Gut inflammation concerns; contested in research literature but worth a trial of avoidance for IBS.
Full ingredients (from label)
Whole MilkWaterRice FlourWhite Chocolate with Caramel(11%)(Cocoa Butter,Sugar,Whole Milk Powder, Milk Sugar, Whey Powder(Milk), Skimmed Milk Powder,Caramelised Sugar, Emulsifier(Soya Lecithin), Natural Flavouring, Salt)SugarDouble Cream(Milk)Light Brown Sugar(Sugar, Molasses)Trehalose*Salted Butter(Butter (Milk), Salt)Blended Milk and White Chocolate with Caramel Flavour(2.6%) (Sugar, Whole Milk Powder, Cocoa Butter, Caramelised Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Emulsifier(Soya Lecithin),Flavourings)Skimmed Milk PowderTapioca StarchNatural FlavouringsSaltCaramel Paste(Glucose Syrup, Caramel Sugar Syrup,Invert Sugar Syrup, Natural Flavouring)Emulsifier( Mono and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids)Stabilisers (Guar Gum, Cellulose Gum, Carrageenan, Locust Bean Gum)Colours(Annatto Norbixin, Curcumin)Soya.
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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