Ginger Ale by Sprecher Brewing Company Inc. · GreenveilSaving recent analysis
Sprecher Brewing Company Inc. SBSprecher Brewing Company Inc.
VerdictConsider avoidingGinger Ale
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- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Phosphoric acidAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
Why this band?How the nutrition, processing, and additive signals combine into the overall food-health band.
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Food 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
- Sodium benzoate — Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Phosphoric acid — Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Ingredients (9)
- Carbonated water57.5%—›
- Glucose syrup21.25%—›
- Natural ginger flavor2.5%—
- Natural flavors2.5%—
- Raw wi honey2.5%—
- Phosphoric acid2.5%⚠ low
- Sodium benzoate2.5%⚠ moderate
- Preservative2.5%—
- And quillaia2.5%—
- Yucca extract6.25%—›
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Carbonated water, glucose syrup, natural ginger flavor, natural flavors, raw wi honey, phosphoric acid, sodium benzoate (preservative), and quillaia/yucca extract.
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.