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red dye #5

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6093299#section=Top

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xanthan gum

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/cfrsearch.cfm?fr=172.695

https://www.fda.gov/ucm/groups/fdagov-public/@fdagov-foods-gen/documents/document/ucm261607.pdf

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carrageenan

https://www.fao.org/docrep/006/y4765e/y4765e0a.htm

citric acid

https://kitchenscience.sci-toys.com/oxidation

https://recipes.howstuffworks.com/10-ingredients-fast-food1.htm

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sodium benzoate

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https://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodborneIllnessContaminants/ChemicalContaminants/ucm055815.htm#table1