Citrus punch, orange strawberry, orange strawberry by Sunnyd, Sunny Delight Beverages Company (Plant Based Foods And Beverages). Greenveil's read: consider avoiding (food-health band "critical"). 4 additives of concern.
Contains: water, high fructose corn syrup and 2% or less of each of the following: concentrated juices (orange, tangerine, apple, lime, grapefruit), citric acid, malic acid, ascorbic acid (vitamin c), thiamin hydrochloride (vitamin b1), natural & artificial flavors, modified cornstarch, canola oil, cellulose gum, sucralose, sodium hexametaphosphate, potassium sorbate to protect flavor, yellow #6, red #40 and calcium disodium edta to protect color.
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
⚠Contains additive of concern
Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
SucraloseSweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
PolyphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
