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Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.
- Critical
Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 27 Mar 2026
Why it's rated this way
3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
Ponceau 4RHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US.
- Regulatory basis
- Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
- How sure we are
- High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Regulatory basis
- Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
- How sure we are
- High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
AspartameModerate concernSweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Sweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
- Regulatory basis
- Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
- How sure we are
- High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
Ingredients
- Citric Acid · E3302.3%No flag
- Flavourings2.3%No flag
- Caffeine flavour1.1%No flag
- Ammonium Ferric Citrate · E3810.6%No flag
- Sweeteners2.3%No flag
- Aspartame · E9511.1%Moderate
Sweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
- Preservative2.3%No flag
- E2112.3%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Colours2.3%No flag
- Sunset Yellow FCE1.1%No flag
- Ponceau 481.1%No flag
- Sunset Yellow FCF · E1101.1%No flag
- Ponceau 4R · E1241.1%High
Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US.
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Carbonated Water, Sugar, Acid Citric Acid), Flavourings (Including Caffeine, Ammonium Ferric Citrate & Quinine), Sweeteners (Aspartame, Acesulfame ), Preservative (E211), Colours (Sunset Yellow FCE, Ponceau 48) Sunset Yellow FCF & Ponceau 4R: May have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children. Contains a source of Phenylalanine,
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Ponceau 4RSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US.
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- AspartameSweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- Carbonated WaterLow concern
- SugarLow concern
1 of 3 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
Alternatives
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