Lite Raspberry Walnut Vinaigrette Dressing & Marinade

Why it’s rated Avoid

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• High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) Refined Fructose Concentration / Hepatic Fat & Brain Insulin Resistance
  Avoid
• Vegetable Oil (Unspecified) Undisclosed blend — almost always refined soybean/canola.
  Avoid
• Blue 1 (Brilliant Blue FCF) Coal-Tar Synthetic Dye / Blood-Brain Barrier Penetration
  Avoid
• Red 40 (Allura Red AC) Petroleum Synthetic Dye / Neuro-Behavioral Disruption
  Avoid
• Canola Oil (Rapeseed Oil) Industrial Seed Oil / High Linoleic Acid & Processing Oxidation
  Avoid
• Flavor (Unspecified) Undisclosed blend — same practical allowance as natural flavours.
  Use Caution
• EDTA (Disodium / Tetrasodium) Penetration enhancer; poorly biodegradable.
  Use Caution
• Potassium Sorbate Mild Food Preservative / DNA Irritation at High Dose
  Use Caution
• Maltodextrin Highly processed starch filler; high glycemic.
  Use Caution
• Food Gums (Xanthan, Guar, Gellan) Generally safe; some people find gums irritate digestion. Limit, not avoid.
  Use Caution
• Sugar (Added) Added sugar — limit, not avoid.
  Use Caution
• Vinegar Fermented acetic acid; traditional preservative.
  Clean
• Garlic Powder Dried garlic.
  Clean
• Onion Powder Dried onion.
  Clean
• Spices Ground spices and herbs.
  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