Dyes and preservatives when your child has allergies
You already read for the allergen. Remake also flags the dyes and preservatives you’d rather skip — on the same snap, for the same child.
- Snap the words on the package.
- Tasha explains them in plain language.
- Your family score is 0–100 after your avoid-list is saved.
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Label example
Cheese-flavored crackers (example label)
INGREDIENTS: Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), soybean oil with TBHQ for freshness, cheese (milk, salt, cultures, enzymes), salt, paprika extract, Yellow 6, yeast.
Avoid-list saved: Milk, Artificial dyes, TBHQ · Family score: 12/100
- TBHQ (avoid) — Tasha: A preservative that keeps the oil from going stale. Many parents choose to avoid it.
- Yellow 6 (avoid) — Tasha: Synthetic orange dye. Paprika is already giving color here.
- Wheat flour, cheese (milk) (avoid) — Tasha: Contains wheat and milk — two of the top allergens.
- Paprika extract (ok) — Tasha: A natural color from peppers. Fine for most kids.
Example label for illustration. Always check the package in your hand; Remake is not medical advice.
Preservatives Tasha flags
BHA, BHT, TBHQ, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, sodium nitrite and sulfites. Each one gets a one-line explanation you can read in the aisle.
Dyes Tasha flags
Red 3, Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Blue 2, Green 3 and caramel color, including “lake” versions.
One score per child
Save each child’s allergies and avoid-list once. The same box can score 85 for one kid and 12 for another — and you see why.
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