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Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Food healthCritical⚠Contains additive of concern- TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- 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.
- SucraloseSweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
- Acesulfame KSweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.
Why this band?
How the nutrition, processing, and additive signals combine into the overall food-health band.
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Overall food-health bandFood healthCritical
- 1nutrition base band "high" from nutri-score
- 2ultra-processed (NOVA 4) worsens band by one
- 3final band "critical" (health-blend-v1)
Flagged additives
- Tartrazine — Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- Ponceau 4R — Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US.
- Sodium benzoate — Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Sucralose — Sweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
- Acesulfame K — Sweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.
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Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Ingredients (17)
- Taurine53.125%—›
- D-glucuronolactone23.4375%—›
- Caffeine11.71875%—›
- Inositol5.859375%—›
- Lysine2.9296875%—›
- Choline bitartrate1.46484375%—›
- Vitamin B30.732421875%—
- Dexpanthenol0.3662109375%—›
- Vitamin B60.18310546875%—›
- Vitamin B120.091552734375%—›
- 7mcg0.091552734375%—
- Citric acid0.0457763671875%—
- Sodium benzoate0.02288818359375%⚠ moderate
- Colouring0.011444091796875%—
- E1020.0057220458984375%⚠ high
- E1240.0057220458984375%⚠ high
- Emulsifier0.0057220458984375%—
- E4150.0057220458984375%—
- Flavouring substance Maltitol syrup Acesulfame-K0.00286102294921875%—
- Sucralose0.00286102294921875%⚠ moderate
- Acesulfame K (E950)⚠ low
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Taurine (1000mg), D-glucuronolactone (400mg), Caffeine (80mg), Inositol (50mg), Lysine (50mg), Choline bitartrate (50mg), Vitamin B3 (30mg), Dexpanthenol (7mg), Vitamin B6 (6mg), Vitamin B12 (7mcg) Citric acid, Sodium benzoate, Colouring (E102, E124), Emulsifier (E415), Flavouring substance Maltitol syrup Acesulfame-K, Sucralose.
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