Gourmet soda by Sprecher Brewing Company Inc. · Greenveil
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Verdict Consider avoidingGourmet soda
Ingredients 0 Coverage 0/0 resolved Drivers No priority drivers flagged
Decision lens
Decision lens Focused on barrier support. Look for products that support calm, barrier-first routines.
Overview Ingredients Regulation Alternatives Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern Food health High ⚠ 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. Phosphoric acid Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies. Saccharin Sweetener; historical bladder-tumour finding shown to be rat-specific and not relevant to humans. Why this band? How the nutrition, processing, and additive signals combine into the overall food-health band.
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Overall food-health band Food health High
1 nutrition base band "moderate" from nutri-score 2 ultra-processed (NOVA 4) worsens band by one 3 final band "high" (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. Phosphoric acid — Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies. Saccharin — Sweetener; historical bladder-tumour finding shown to be rat-specific and not relevant to humans. blend health-blend-v1
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Ingredients (15) Carbonated water 53.57142857142857% — › Glucose syrup 23.214285714285715% — › Natural and artificial flavors 2.5% — Maltodextrin 2.5% — › Raw wi honey 2.5% — Sodium gluconate 2.5% — Sodium saccharin 2.5% ⚠ low Vanillin 2.5% — › Phosphoric acid 2.5% ⚠ low Sodium benzoate 2.5% ⚠ moderate As a preservative 2.5% — Quillaia 1.6071428571428612% — Yucca extract 0.8035714285714306% — › Vanilla 0.4017857142857153% — › And caramel color 0.4017857142857224% — Ammonia caramel (E150C) ⚠ moderate Show original Carbonated water, glucose syrup, natural & artificial flavors, maltodextrin, raw wi honey, sodium gluconate, sodium saccharin, vanillin, phosphoric acid, sodium benzoate (as a preservative), quillaia/yucca extract, vanilla, and caramel color.
Decision read
Probably skip for barrier support This 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. Look for products that support calm, barrier-first routines.
No ingredient drivers are available for this product.
