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Star Crunch® Cosmic® Snacks Cookies
Ingredients:
Sugar, Corn Syrup, Enriched Bleached Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate [Vitamin B1], Riboflavin [Vitamin B2], Folic Acid), Crisp Rice (Rice Flour, Sugar, Whey, Salt, Malted Barley Flour, Wheat Flour, Dextrose), Palm and Palm Kernel Oil, Whole Grain Oats, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean and Cottonseed Oil with TBHQ (Tert-butylhydroquinone) to Preserve Flavor (Contributes a Trivial Amount of Trans Fat), Water, Dextrose, Palm Kernel and Soybean Oils. Contains 2% or Less of Each of the Following: Whey (Milk), Cocoa, Raisins, Molasses, Salt, Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin, Mono- and Diglycerides, Sorbitan Monostearate, Polysorbate 60), Colors (Caramel Color, Red #40, Titanium Dioxide, Annatto Extract, Beta Carotene, Yellow #5, Turmeric, Blue #1), Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate), Natural and Artificial Flavors, Eggs, Corn Starch, Soybean Oil, Sorbic Acid (to Retain Freshness), Citric Acid, Pectin, Egg Whites, Sodium Citrate, Coconut (Sulfite Treated to Preserve Color), Dried Apples (Sulfite Treated to Preserve Color), Nonfat Dry Milk, Carrageenan, Spices.
Rating: We Avoid
- 1 out of 5
Ingredient Score:
Awarded a 1/5 green leaf rating, the Little Debbie Star Crunch® Cosmic® Snacks Cookies represent a choice that is far from the clean food ethos our website promotes. The product is not organic and includes genetically modified ingredients, which already positions it unfavorably against healthier alternatives.
The list of ingredients raises several red flags, particularly with the inclusion of multiple types of added sugars such as molasses, sugar, dextrose, and corn syrup. These contribute to the high sugar content, which is a well-known health concern, especially when consumed in excess. Notably, the presence of high fructose corn syrup and artificial flavors intensifies these concerns.
Further scrutiny of the ingredients reveals the use of potentially harmful additives like natural and artificial flavors, diglycerides, and polysorbate 60. These, along with the presence of soy lecithin and sodium citrate, may not align with the clean eating principles many consumers are seeking. More alarming is the inclusion of known harmful additives such as artificial flavors, caramel color, carrageenan, titanium dioxide, TBHQ, and artificial colors like Yellow 5, Blue 1, and Red 40.
The product also contains oils that are often considered less healthy options, including soybean oil and palm kernel oil. The use of palm oil is particularly controversial due to environmental concerns related to deforestation and habitat destruction.
Given the combination of non-organic ingredients, GMOs, multiple added sugars, potentially harmful additives, known harmful additives, and less desirable oils, the product does not align with the standards of clean, health-conscious eating that our website advocates. As such, the Little Debbie Star Crunch® Cosmic® Snacks Cookies receive the lowest rating, and we recommend consumers looking for cleaner food options to avoid this product.
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