Chex
Chex Mix Snack Mix Original Recipe
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- Monosodium Glutamate (MSG – Synthetic) Concentrated Excitotoxin / Glutamate Receptor Over-stimulationAvoid
- Vegetable Oil (Unspecified) Undisclosed blend — almost always refined soybean/canola.Avoid
- Canola Oil (Rapeseed Oil) Industrial Seed Oil / High Linoleic Acid & Processing OxidationAvoid
- Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT) Synthetic Preservative / Neuro-Behavioral AlterationAvoid
- Natural Flavors (Undisclosed) Proprietary Mixture LoopholeUse Caution
- Caramel Color Some classes (III/IV) can contain 4-MEI, a possible carcinogen; the class is rarely disclosed.Use Caution
- Citric Acid (Manufactured / Mold-Derived) Fermentation Byproduct / Mold & Inflammatory ResponseUse 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
- Garlic Powder Dried garlic.Clean
- Yeast Whole yeast (not to be confused with yeast extract, a hidden-MSG source).Clean
- Onion Powder Dried onion.Clean
- Spices Ground spices and herbs.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
Degermed Yellow Corn Meal, Whole Wheat, Enriched Flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, riboflavin, thiamin mononitrate, folic acid), Vegetable Oil (soybean, high oleic canola, high oleic sunflower, traditional palm, palm olein and/or palm), Rye Flour, Sugar, Salt, Yeast, Malt, Baking Soda, Spice, Dextrose, Caramel Color, Distilled Monoglycerides, Malted Barley Extract, Barley Malt Syrup, Autolyzed Yeast, Yellow Corn Flour, Trisodium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Dried Onion, Dried Garlic, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Rye Flour, Fumaric Acid, Citric Acid, Caraway, Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate, Paprika Extract (color), Natural Flavor, Sodium Diacetate, BHT
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