Caffeine Free Soda, Apple by Shasta, Shasta Beverages · GreenveilSaving recent analysis
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VerdictConsider avoidingCaffeine Free Soda, Apple
Ingredients0Coverage0/0 resolvedDriversNo priority drivers flagged
Decision lens
Decision lens
Focused on pregnancy. Surface the pregnancy-specific cautions first.
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Food healthHigh⚠Contains additive of concern- Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- SucraloseSweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
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 health
High
- 1no nutri-score — nutrition contributes the lowest band
- 2MODERATE-concern additive floors band at "moderate"
- 3ultra-processed (NOVA 4) worsens band by one
- 4final band "high" (health-blend-v1)
Flagged additives
- Ammonia caramel — Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- Sucralose — Sweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Ingredients (9)
- Carbonated water56.25%—›
- High fructose corn syrup21.875%—›
- Malic acid10.9375%—
- Potassium benzoate5.46875%—
- Preservative5.46875%—
- Caramel color2.734375%—
- Natural and artificial flavors1.3671875%—
- Sucralose0.68359375%⚠ moderate
- Tannic acid0.68359375%—›
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)⚠ moderate
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Carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup, malic acid, potassium benzoate (preservative), caramel color, natural and artificial flavors, sucralose, tannic acid.
Decision read
Probably skip for pregnancy
Probably skipThis read is based on the product's overall high 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. Surface the pregnancy-specific cautions first.
No ingredient drivers are available for this product.