amber
Anfioxidant: Tbhq
Petroleum-derived antioxidant; immune-modulating in animal studies.
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Air Popped Chips
Is Woolworths Air Popped Chips 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
Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate
Industrial dough conditioner / emulsifier. Same Chassaing-class concerns for gut-barrier disruption.
Full ingredients (from label)
Lentil flour (45%) Potato starch. Potato flour. Corn starch Salt. Vegetable oil (Sunflower seed. Anfioxidant: TBHQ) · Quinoa (8 %) . Seasoning (Salt Whey powder. Acidity regulators (Sodium acetate. Lactic acid Citric acid) Sugar. Maltodextrin Onion Creamer [Corn syrup solids Vegetable fat (Palm fruit oil Antioxidant: TBHQ). Stabilisers (Sodium phosphates. Polyphosphates) Sodium caseinate (Milk protein). Vegetable protein (Non-hydrolysed). Emulsifiers (Polyphosphates. Trisodium citrate. Sodium stearoyl lactylate). Anti-caking agent] Flavourings. Garlic Buttermilk powder Herbs. Flavour enhancer: Nucleotides). Sunflower lecithin. ALLERGENS Cow's milk. TYPICAL NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION Average values ● Per Per 20 g 100 g serving
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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