Root beer by Shurfine, Topco Associates Inc. · Greenveil
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Verdict Consider avoidingRoot beer
Ingredients 0 Coverage 0/0 resolved Drivers No priority drivers flagged
Decision lens
Decision lens Focused on sensitive skin. Prioritize formulas that stay predictable for easily reactive skin.
Overview Ingredients Regulation Alternatives Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern Food health Critical ⚠ Contains additive of concern Ammonia caramel Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen. Sodium benzoate Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies. Why this band? How the nutrition, processing, and additive signals combine into the overall food-health band.
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Critical
1 nutrition base band "critical" from nutri-score 2 ultra-processed (NOVA 4) worsens band by one 3 final band "critical" (health-blend-v1) Flagged additives
Ammonia caramel — Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen. Sodium benzoate — Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies. Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Ingredients (9) Carbonated water 56.25% — › High fructose corn syrup 21.875% — › Caramel color 10.9375% — Sodium benzoate 5.46875% ⚠ moderate Preservative 5.46875% — Citric acid 2.734375% — Acacia gum 1.3671875% — Natural and artificial flavors 0.68359375% — Yucca extract 0.68359375% — › Ammonia caramel (E150C) ⚠ moderate Show original Carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup, caramel color, sodium benzoate (preservative), citric acid, acacia gum, natural and artificial flavors, yucca extract.
Decision read
Probably skip for sensitive skin This read is based on the product's overall critical safety band; no per-ingredient chemical concern data is published for it yet.
Driven by the product's overall food/cosmetic safety band, not per-ingredient chemical concern. Prioritize formulas that stay predictable for easily reactive skin.
No ingredient drivers are available for this product.
