CITRIC ACID, ASPARTAME**, MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SODIUM CITRATE, CARAMEL COLOR, DEXTRIN, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, XANTHAN GUM, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: ACESULFAME-POTASSIUM, ARTIFICIAL COLOR, CELLULOSE GUM, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, YELLOW 5, SILICON DIOXIDE, YELLOW 6, RED 40. **PHENYLKETONURICS: CONTAINS PHENYLALANINE.
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
⚠Contains additive of concern
TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
AspartameSweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
Acesulfame KSweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
