Cochineal / carmineInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
AspartameSweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
SucraloseSweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
Acesulfame KSweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
