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thai coco coconut milk drink, mango

Summary

Total Ingredients: 13 (More than average)

Total Additives: 8 (More than average)

health risk: high (1) moderate (3) low (4)
environment risk: high (1) moderate (5) low (1)
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Full Ingredients List

COCONUT WATER, COCONUT EXTRACTED, NATURAL CANE SUGAR, FD&C YELLOW, SUCROSE ESTERS OF FATTY ACID, MANGO FLAVOUR, PECTIN, GUAR GUM, XANTHAN GUM, SALT, STEVIA, WATER

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Additives or Preservatives

fd&c yellow (no. 5 and no. 6)

salt (sea salt, natural salt, etc)

guar gum

  • In Percent of Plant Milks: 17%
  • Health Risk: Low
  • Environment Risk: Low-Moderate
  • Function: Additive that is used for thickening liquids - particularly those that have been processed at high temperatures.

pectin

  • In Percent of Plant Milks: 1% Uncommon
  • Health Risk: Low
  • Environment Risk: Low-Moderate
  • Function: Additive used to stabilize and texturize food, as well as provide a gelling effect - it can be especially useful in foods processed at high temperatures.

sucrose esters of fatty accids

  • In Percent of Plant Milks: 0.3% Uncommon
  • Health Risk: Low
  • Environment Risk: Low-Moderate
  • Function: Additive used as a special type of emulsifier (stop ingredients from spreading), which also offers starch interaction, protein protection, and sugar crystallization

xanthan gum

  • In Percent of Plant Milks: 14%
  • Health Risk: Low - Moderate
  • Environment Risk: Low - Moderate
  • Function: Additive that works to prevent oil separation in water, which stabilizes food products - this is especially useful when foods are processed at high temperatures.

stevia

cane sugar