Hostess Twinkies
Sponge Cake With Creamy Filling
Avoid · Flagged- Barcode
- Size
- 385g
- Sold in
- USA
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- High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) Refined Fructose Concentration / Hepatic Fat & Brain Insulin ResistanceAvoid
- Cottonseed Oil Industrial Seed Oil / Heavy Pesticide Residue & GossypolAvoid
- Yellow 5 (Tartrazine) Petroleum Synthetic Dye / Zinc Depletion & AllergyAvoid
- Red 40 (Allura Red AC) Petroleum Synthetic Dye / Neuro-Behavioral DisruptionAvoid
- Flavor (Unspecified) Undisclosed blend — same practical allowance as natural flavours.Use Caution
- Modified Corn Starch Chemically modified starch; marks highly processed food.Use Caution
- Corn Syrup Refined syrup (HFCS itself remains Avoid).Use Caution
- Potassium Sorbate Mild Food Preservative / DNA Irritation at High DoseUse Caution
- Food Gums (Xanthan, Guar, Gellan) Generally safe; some people find gums irritate digestion. Limit, not avoid.Use Caution
- Ethoxylated Emulsifiers (Polysorbates, PEGs) Ethoxylation can leave 1,4-dioxane traces.Use Caution
- Soy Lecithin Usually solvent-extracted from conventional soy. (Sunflower lecithin is the cleaner alternative.)Use Caution
- Dextrose Refined corn-derived sugar.Use Caution
- Sugar (Added) Added sugar — limit, not avoid.Use Caution
- Added Vitamins & Minerals Standard fortification nutrients — no toxic-burden concern.Clean
- Baking Soda Sodium bicarbonate — no concern.Clean
- Glycerin Skin-identical humectant.Clean
- Water Plain water — no concern.Clean
- Salt Everyday seasoning; no toxic-burden concern at normal use (sodium intake is a nutrition question, not a toxin).Clean
Ingredients
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Ingredients
bleached enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate (iron), thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], sugar, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, animal and vegetable shortening (tallow, hydrogenated tallow, cottonseed oil, mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 60, soy lecithin), eggs, water, dextrose, contains 2% or less: calcium carbonate, calcium sulfate, agar, disodium phosphate, locust bean gum, modified corn starch, corn syrup solids, soy lecithin, sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate, whey, glycerin, salt, cellulose gum, sodium stearoyl lactylate, sorbic acid and potassium sorbate (to retain freshness), xanthan gum, barley malt extract, corn grits, natural and artificial flavors, enzymes, yellow 5, red 40,
As listed by the data source. Always check the package in your hand — formulations change.
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