Childhood Snack Analysis

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The childhood snack that will be analyzed is Fruit Gushers. The following are the five ingredients in this snack: Red 40 (Allura Red), partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil, carrageenan, corn syrup, and monoglyceride. Red 40 is an azo dye that contains an N=N grouping which is called an azo group. This dye dissolves in water because it’s a salt and contains sulfonic acid. This sulfuric acid molecule bonded to a carbon and its acidity is neutralized in order to give it its form. The side effects of this dye can cause an increase in the hyperactive behavior in children, harm the body’s development by decreasing the normal speed, and can reduce the reproductive system of the body. Partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil is a process when hydrogen

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