Merryfield is committed to clean. Our team has worked tirelessly to develop a set of strict standards to ensure that every food product on the Merryfield platform is free of hundreds of ingredients such as artificial colors, high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated oils, and other unnecessary additives. We read the labels so you don’t have to. Here’s a comprehensive list of ingredients we prohibit and restrict.
Banned
Restricted
Acesulfame Potassium
Acetylated Esters of Mono- and Diglycerides
Advantame
Aluminum Sulfate
Ammonium Chloride
Antibiotics
Artificial Colors
Artificial Flavors
Artificial Preservatives
Artificial Sweeteners
Aspartame
Azodicarbonamine
Benzoic Acid / Benzoates
Benzoyl Peroxide
BHA (butylated hyroxyanisole)
BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene)
Bleached Flour
Bromated Flour
Brominated Vegetable Oil
Butylparaben
Calcium Bromate
Calcium Disodium EDTA
Calcium Nitrate
Calcium Oleyl Lactylate
Calcium Peroxide
Calcium Propionate
Calcium Saccharin
Calcium Sorbate
Calcium Stearoyl-2-Lactylate
Caprenin (Caprocaprylbehenin)
Caramel Color (class II, III, IV); Class I is acceptable
Carmine
Citrus Red No. 2
Cochineal
Cyclamate
DATEM (Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Ester of Mono- and Di-Glycerides)
Diacetyl (Acetoin)
Dietary Supplements
Dimethylpolysiloxane
Dioctyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate
Disodium Calcium EDTA
Disodium Dihydrogen EDTA
Disodium Guanylate
Disodium Inosinate
Disodium Ribonucleotides (Disodium 5'-ribonucleotides)
DMDC (Dimethyl Dicarbonate)
EDTA
Eggs
Ethoxyquin
Ethyl Vanillin (synthetic form)
Ethylparaben
FD&C Blue No. 1
FD&C Blue No. 2
FD&C Green No. 3
FD&C Red No. 3 (Erythrosine)
FD&C Red No. 40(3)
FD&C Yellow No. 5
FD&C Yellow No. 6
GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms)
Guanosine Monophosphate (GMP)
Hexa-, Hepta- and Octa-esters of Sucrose
High Fructose Corn Syrup
Hormones
Hydrogenated Oil
Inosine Monophosphate (IMP)
Isobutylparaben
Lactic Acid Esters of Mono- and Di-Glycerides
Lactylated Esters of Mono- and Di-Glycerides
Methyl Silicon
Methylparaben
Microparticulated Whey Protein Concentrate
Monoammonium Glutamate
Monopotassium Glutamate
Monosodium Glutamate
Neohesperidin dihydrochalcone
Neotame
Nitrates and Nitrites (Synthetic/Added)
Olestra
Orange B(3)
Partially Hydrogenated Oil
Pet Food
Polydextrose
Polyglycerol Polyricinoleate (PGPR)
Potassium Benzoate
Potassium Bisulfite
Potassium Bromate
Potassium Metabisulfite
Potassium Sorbate
Propane-1,2-Diol Esters of Fatty Acids
Propionic Acid/ Propionates
Propyl Gallate
Propylene Glycol Esters of Fatty Acids
Propylparaben
Saccharin
Salatrim
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
Sodium Aluminum Sulfate
Sodium Benzoate
Sodium Bisulfite
Sodium Diacetate
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
Sodium Metabisulfite
Sodium Nitrate
Sodium Nitrite
Sodium Propionate
Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate (Sodium Stearoyl-2-Lactylate)
Sodium Sulfite
Sorbic Acid/Sorbates
Stannous Chloride
Sucralose
Sucroglycerides
Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate
Sucrose Esters
Sucrose Polyester
Sulfites (Sulphites)
TBHQ (tertiary butylhydroquinone)
Tetrasodium EDTA
Triacetin (Glycerin Triacetate)
Vanillin
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