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Slurrp Farm

Banana Oat Cookies

Name: Banana Oat Cookies
Brand: Slurrp Farm

Use in moderation Not on SafeShelf

NOVA 4no maidano palm oilno artificial coloursno artificial preservativesmultigrainultra-processedpregnancy-safenut-freeenjoy in moderation

Serving

16 g

Pack

80 g

Ingredients

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01 — Ingredient mix

What’s in the box, ranked from most concerning.

Each ingredient gets a tier from our researched dossier. The list sorts worst-first; the donut summarises the distribution. Tap any ingredient for its full dossier.

Caution · 3 ingredients shown

Caution3 of 14 ingredients

JaggeryCaution

Unrefined sugarCaution

Nature identical flavouring substances (vanilla, banana)Caution

Cleared 11▾

Multigrain flour blend (Whole wheat flour (atta), jowar, oat)Cleared

Rice bran oilCleared

Instant oatsCleared

Banana fruit powderCleared

Skimmed milk powderCleared

Corn flourCleared

Raising agent (baking soda)Cleared

Natural emulsifier (sunflower lecithin)Cleared

Iodised saltCleared

Thickener (xanthan gum)Cleared

Antioxidant (natural rosemary)Cleared

02 — Claims audit

Every label claim, fact-checked.

We treat each claim as a question — does what’s inside back it up? Tap a claim for the reasoning.

2/3

claims fully supported

“No Maida”true

The flour blend lists whole wheat flour (atta), jowar, and oat — no refined wheat flour (maida) appears anywhere in the ingredient declaration.

“No Palm Oil”true

The only oil listed is rice bran oil at 13%; no palm oil or palm-derived fraction appears in the ingredient list.

“Made by Two Mothers”unverified

This is the brand's tagline, confirmed present on the label (rawLabelData brandTagline), but whether the company was actually co-founded by two mothers cannot be verified from the available product data.

03 — The fuller picture

Read the whole thing if a one-line verdict isn’t enough.

What’s in favour, and what’s working against it

In favour

No maida — multigrain base of whole wheat, jowar, and oats
No palm oil — rice bran oil used instead
No artificial colours or artificial preservatives
Natural antioxidant (rosemary extract) in place of synthetic ones
Zero trans fat declared on label
Low sodium per serving (~37 mg) — well within daily limits

Working against

NOVA Group 4 — ultra-processed due to flavourings and emulsifiers
Jaggery + unrefined sugar combined are ~22% of product by weight
Added sugar contributes 6.6% of daily RDA per single serving
Nature-identical banana and vanilla flavourings, not natural extracts
Contains wheat and milk — unsuitable for gluten-intolerant and lactose-intolerant consumers
Processed in a nut-handling facility — cross-contamination risk

Who should approach with care

Gluten Intolerance — Contains whole wheat flour (gluten) and oats (avenin, plus high cross-contamination risk with wheat); completely unsuitable for individuals with celiac disease.

Lactose Intolerance — Skimmed milk powder retains substantially all the lactose of skim milk and can cause significant gastrointestinal symptoms in lactose-intolerant individuals.

Infants — Multiple ingredient-level concerns converge for infants: iodised salt should be strictly avoided in infant foods, oats and xanthan gum have age-specific cautions, sunflower lecithin has an EFSA flag below 16 weeks, and flavourings are generally discouraged in infant-directed products.

Diabetes — Jaggery (sucrose) and unrefined sugar together represent ~22% of the product; both raise blood glucose comparably to other sugars and require careful portion monitoring by people with diabetes or prediabetes.

Children — WHO and EFSA highlight children as especially susceptible to dental caries and unhealthy weight gain from free-sugar diets; each serving delivers 6.6% of the daily added-sugar RDA.

Hypertension — Iodised salt and sodium bicarbonate both contribute dietary sodium; individuals on sodium-restricted diets should factor this product's sodium into their daily total.

Kidney Disease — Skimmed milk powder (phosphorus, potassium), banana powder (potassium), iodised salt (sodium and iodine), and sodium bicarbonate all compound renal solute load concerns for individuals with chronic kidney disease.

Heart Disease — High dietary sugar (jaggery, unrefined sugar) is associated with adverse cardiovascular risk factors per EFSA 2022, and sodium-contributing ingredients (iodised salt, baking soda) add further cardiac load.

Thyroid Disease — Iodised salt can precipitate iodine-induced thyrotoxicosis or worsen autoimmune thyroid conditions such as Hashimoto's thyroiditis; individuals with pre-existing thyroid disorders should seek medical guidance.

Pregnancy — Iodised salt alone is often insufficient to meet the elevated iodine requirements of pregnancy (200–250 µg/day), and both iodine deficiency and excess can harm fetal neurodevelopment; clinician guidance on supplementation is advised.

Lactation — Lactating women have elevated iodine requirements (200 µg/day per EFSA) that iodised salt may not adequately meet; a clinician should assess whether additional iodine supplementation is needed.

Sulfite Sensitivity — Light-coloured jaggery is commonly manufactured using sulfur dioxide (SO2) as a clarificant; if the product's jaggery is SO2-treated, it poses significant risk to individuals with sulfite sensitivity or sulfite-triggered asthma.

Ibs — Multiple ingredients — whole wheat flour (fructans), oats (beta-glucan/FODMAPs), banana powder (resistant starch), xanthan gum (fermentable), and jaggery/sugar (osmotic effects) — can collectively exacerbate bloating, gas, and altered bowel habits in IBS.

Gout — Both jaggery and unrefined sugar contain fructose (as the fructose moiety of sucrose), which is metabolised via uric-acid-generating pathways and can elevate serum urate levels in gout-prone individuals.

Migraine — Vanillin (nature-identical vanilla flavouring) is a recognised dietary migraine trigger in susceptible individuals; those with a history of food-related migraine should monitor consumption.

Epilepsy — Rosemary extract contains camphor-related constituents that at concentrated doses may lower seizure threshold; food-additive-level exposure is low risk, but persons with epilepsy should be aware.

Ibd — Sunflower lecithin has been shown in an ex-vivo human microbiota model to alter gut bacterial alpha diversity, which may be of concern for individuals with pre-existing inflammatory bowel disease.

The full analysis

These cookies are bought primarily by health-conscious parents seeking a 'cleaner' alternative to conventional biscuits for children. The ingredient list is genuinely better than most mass-market biscuits — no maida, no palm oil, no artificial colours or preservatives — and the sweeteners are jaggery and unrefined sugar rather than refined white sugar. However, jaggery and unrefined sugar together make up 22% of the product by weight, meaning added sugar is the third-largest ingredient category by combined weight; at 3.3g added sugar per 16g serving, each serving delivers 6.6% of the daily added-sugar RDA. The use of nature-identical flavourings (vanilla and banana) and emulsifiers (sunflower lecithin, xanthan gum) pushes this product firmly into NOVA Group 4, and parents of very young children should note multiple caution flags for infants. The most useful single fact: this is a meaningfully better-formulated kids' biscuit than most, but it is still an ultra-processed, moderate-sugar snack — not a health food.

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