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Barcode: 0 16000 14481 1
Size: General Mills Reese's Puffs Treat Bar 192g
Sold in: USA

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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
Sunflower Oil Industrially refined seed oil (same rule as canola/soybean).
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
Corn Syrup Refined syrup (HFCS itself remains Avoid).
Use Caution
Caramel Color Some classes (III/IV) can contain 4-MEI, a possible carcinogen; the class is rarely disclosed.
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
Glycerin Skin-identical humectant.
Clean
Tocopherol (Vitamin E) Vitamin E — antioxidant.
Clean
Niacinamide (Vitamin B3) Cellular Energy & Ceramide Synthesis Booster
Clean
Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) Vitamin C — antioxidant.
Clean
Gentle Surfactants & Humectants Mild, well-studied formulation basics (sodium hydroxide is fully reacted in soap-making).
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

Cereal (whole grain corn, sugar, REESE'S peanut butter [peanuts, sugar, monoglycerides, peanut oil, salt, molasses, corn starch], dextrose, corn meal, corn syrup, canola and/or sunflower oil, salt, HERSHEY'S cocoa, caramel color, trisodium phosphate, natural and artificial flavor. Vitamin E [mixed tocopherols] added to preserve freshness. Vitamins and minerals: tricalcium phosphate, calcium carbonate, vitamin C [sodium ascorbate], iron and zinc [mineral nutrients], a B vitamin [niacinamide], vitamin B6 [pyridoxine hydrochloride], vitamin B₁ [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin A [palmitate], vitamin B2 [riboflavin], a B vitamin [folic acid], vitamin B12, vitamin D3), Corn Syrup, Chocolate Flavored Crisp Rice (rice flour, cocoa processed with alkali, sugar, malt extract, salt, caramel color), Sugar, Mini REESE'S Peanut Butter Chips (partially defatted peanuts, sugar, hydrogenated vegetable oil [palm kernel, soybean], corn syrup solids, dextrose, reduced protein whey, salt, palm kernel oil, artificial flavor, soy lecithin), Vegetable Oil (palm kernel, palm and/or canola), Peanut Flour, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Fructose, Vegetable Glycerin, REESE'S Peanut Butter (peanuts, sugar, monoglycerides, peanut oil, salt, molasses, corn starch). Contains 2% or less of: Peanuts, Calcium Carbonate, Sorbitol, Salt, Nonfat Dry Milk, Corn Starch, Peanut Oil, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Gelatin, Soy Lecithin

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