Declared allergens
This product declares Gluten.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 17 Mar 2026
A&W
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Ammonia caramel).
- Critical
Allergens
- Gluten
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 17 Mar 2026
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- 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.
Ingredients
- Fortified wheat flour13.3%No flag
- Niacin · E3753.3%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
- Artificial flavouring0.8%No flag
- Glycerine · E4220.4%No flag
- A&w root beer concentrate<0.1%No flag
- Caramel color · E150a<0.1%No flag
- Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
- Ethanol · E1510No flag
- Propylene glycol · E490No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- PreservativeNo flag
- Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
- Soy mono- and diglyceride<0.1%No flag
- Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
- PreservativeNo flag
- Caramel color · E150aNo flag
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
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Corn syrup, sugar, enriched wheat flour (wheat, niacin, iron, thiamin, riboflavin and folic acid), high fructose corn syrup, food starch modified (corn), water, artificial flavor, glycerine, palm oil, salt, a&w root beer concentrate (caramel color, water, natural and artificial flavors, ethanol, propylene glycol, sodium benzoate [preservative]), citric acid, soy mono & diglyceride, potassium sorbate (preservative), caramel color.
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Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- Corn SyrupLow concern
- SugarLow concern
- High Fructose Corn SyrupLow concern
2 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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