Your avoid list
These are your defaults for every recipe and shopping list. You can still change them per list.
Type to search ingredient names from US food labels (USDA FoodData Central). ↑ ↓ to move, Enter to add, Shift+Enter or ♥ to favorite. Anything not in the list can be added as your own term.
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Must be
Only pick products whose name says organic.
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What each preset catches
High fructose corn syrup: HFCS and its international names.
high fructose corn syrup · high fructose corn sweetener · hfcs · glucose fructose syrup · glucose fructose · fructose glucose syrup · isoglucose · corn syrup high fructose
Artificial color dyes: Red 40, Red 3, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Blue 2, Green 3, Citrus Red 2, Orange B (any FD&C spelling, lakes, chemical names), and 'artificial colors'. Natural colorants (beet juice, annatto, paprika, turmeric) and caramel color are not flagged.
Red 40 / FD&C Red No. 40 / Allura Red AC · Red 3 / Erythrosine · Yellow 5 / Tartrazine · Yellow 6 / Sunset Yellow FCF · Blue 1 / Brilliant Blue FCF · Blue 2 / Indigotine / Indigo Carmine · Green 3 / Fast Green FCF · Citrus Red 2 · Orange B · any “lake” or “aluminum lake” form · E-numbers (E102, E129…) · “artificial color(s)”, “color added”, “certified colors”
Not flagged: beet juice, annatto, paprika, turmeric, spirulina and other natural colorants. Caramel color: Debated (class III/IV caramel can contain 4-MEI), so it is not part of the dyes preset. Add it with “Quick add” above.
Seed oils: Canola, rapeseed, soybean, sunflower, safflower, corn oil, cottonseed, grapeseed, rice bran, and 'vegetable oil'.
canola · rapeseed · cottonseed · grapeseed · safflower · canola oil · rapeseed oil · soybean oil · soya oil · soy oil · sunflower oil · sunflower seed oil · safflower oil · corn oil · cottonseed oil · grapeseed oil · grape seed oil · rice bran oil · vegetable oil · vegetable oils · vegetable shortening · plus oil lists like “canola, sunflower and/or soybean oil” and “vegetable oil (soybean, corn)”
Natural flavors: "Natural flavor(s)", "natural flavoring", "natural smoke flavor" and similar.
natural flavor · natural flavors · natural flavoring · natural flavorings · natural flavour · natural flavours · natural flavouring · natural [anything] flavor
Flagged for review, not rejected: “organic chicken flavor”, “[x] flavoring”.
Corn syrup: Plain corn syrup, corn syrup solids and corn glucose syrup (high fructose corn syrup counts too). Corn, cornstarch, corn flour, corn oil, dextrose and maltodextrin are not flagged.
corn syrup · corn syrup solids · dried corn syrup · corn glucose syrup · glucose syrup from corn · high fructose corn syrup · corn syrup high fructose · glucose syrup (from corn)
Not flagged: corn, cornstarch, corn flour, corn meal, corn oil (that's the seed oils preset), dextrose and maltodextrin.