amber
E481
Industrial dough conditioner / emulsifier. Same Chassaing-class concerns for gut-barrier disruption.
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Woolworths Free From Gluten Banana Bread Slices 5 pack
Is Woolworths Free From Gluten Banana Bread Slices 5 pack low tox? Our scanner flagged 1 ingredient (1 in the caution tier) on its published label, screened against our 237 source-cited chemical rules.
1 caution
1 ingredient flagged
What we flagged
Full ingredients (from label)
Banana Puree (30%) (Banana Puree, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid))SugarRice FlourCanola OilGreek Style Yogurt (10%) (Milk, Milk Solids, Starter Culture)Potato StarchDried EggMaize FlourEgg Replacer (Potato Starch, Tapioca Flour, Pea Protein, Raising Agent (Sodium Carbonate), Thickener (461))Baking PowderRaising Agent (Sodium Carbonate)Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid)Emulsifier (481)Dried Egg WhiteSaltNatural FlavourPreservative (Potassium Sorbate)Stabiliser (Xanthan Gum
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.
This is automated analysis of a published label, not medical advice — always verify the label yourself before changing products. Methodology and source list at scan.lowtoxgear.com.