Little Debbie
Cosmic Brownies
Avoid · Flagged- Barcode
- Size
- 62 g
- Sold in
- USA
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- High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) Refined Fructose Concentration / Hepatic Fat & Brain Insulin ResistanceAvoid
- Titanium Dioxide (Food Grade) Nanoparticle Whitening Agent / DNA Damage & Organ AccumulationAvoid
- Soybean Oil Industrial Seed Oil / High Omega-6 BurdenAvoid
- Yellow 6 (Sunset Yellow FCF) Petroleum Synthetic Dye / Adrenal & Behavior StressAvoid
- Yellow 5 (Tartrazine) Petroleum Synthetic Dye / Zinc Depletion & AllergyAvoid
- Blue 1 (Brilliant Blue FCF) Coal-Tar Synthetic Dye / Blood-Brain Barrier PenetrationAvoid
- Red 40 (Allura Red AC) Petroleum Synthetic Dye / Neuro-Behavioral DisruptionAvoid
- Tertiary Butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) Synthetic Petroleum Preservative / Immune DysfunctionAvoid
- Flavor (Unspecified) Undisclosed blend — same practical allowance as natural flavours.Use Caution
- Modified Corn Starch Chemically modified starch; marks highly processed food.Use Caution
- Ethoxylated Emulsifiers (Polysorbates, PEGs) Ethoxylation can leave 1,4-dioxane traces.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
- Citric Acid (Manufactured / Mold-Derived) Fermentation Byproduct / Mold & Inflammatory ResponseUse Caution
- Corn Syrup Refined syrup (HFCS itself remains Avoid).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
- 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
ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2], FOLIC ACID), CORN SYRUP, PALM AND SOYBEAN OILS WITH TBHQ AND CITRIC ACID TO PROTECT FLAVOR, SUGAR, DEXTROSE, WATER, COCOA. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: SOY FLOUR, COSMIC CANDY PIECES (SEMI-SWEET CHOCOLATE CHIPS [SUGAR, CHOCOLATE, COCOA BUTTER, SOY LECITHIN, VANILLA], SUGAR, CORN STARCH, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, GUM ARABIC, CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE, CARNAUBA WAX, YELLOW 5 LAKE, BLUE 2 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, BLUE 1 LAKE, RED 3, MILK), HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, WHEY, EGGS, SOY LECITHIN, CORN STARCH, SALT, LEAVENING (SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA), COLORS (CARAMEL COLOR, RED 40, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, YELLOW 5 LAKE, BLUE 1 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, BLUE 2 LAKE), SOYBEAN OIL, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, PALM AND PALM KERNEL OIL, EGG WHITES, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, POLYSORBATE 60, CITRIC ACID, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, SORBIC ACID (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS).
As listed by the data source. Always check the package in your hand — formulations change.
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