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Utah Brewers Cooperative L.C. UBUtah Brewers Cooperative L.C.
VerdictConsider avoidingHand-crafted root beer
Ingredients0Coverage0/0 resolvedDriversNo priority drivers flagged
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Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Food healthCritical⚠Contains additive of concern- Sodium benzoatePreservative; 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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Overall food-health bandFood healthCritical
AdditivesModerate
1 flagged additive(s), worst MODERATE
- 1nutrition base band "critical" from nutri-score
- 2ultra-processed (NOVA 4) worsens band by one
- 3final band "critical" (health-blend-v1)
Flagged additives
- 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 water64.685%—›
- Cane sugar7.605%—›
- Maltodextrin7.605%—›
- Honey7.605%—›
- Natural and artificial flavors2.5%—
- Vanilla extract2.5%—›
- Yucca extract2.5%—›
- Sodium benzoate2.499999999999993%⚠ moderate
- A preservative2.499999999999993%—
- Citric acid2.5%—
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Carbonated water, cane sugar, maltodextrin, honey, natural and artificial flavors, vanilla extract, yucca extract, sodium benzoate (a preservative) citric acid.
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