Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Cans by Coca-Cola · GreenveilSaving recent analysis
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VerdictConsider avoidingCoca-Cola Zero Sugar Cans
Ingredients0Coverage0/0 resolvedDriversNo priority drivers flagged
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Decision lens
Focused on food use. Bias toward food-use coverage and published ingestible context.
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Food healthCritical⚠Contains additive of concern- Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- AspartameSweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
- Phosphoric acidAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
- Acesulfame KSweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.
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
- 1nutrition base band "critical" from nutri-score
- 2ultra-processed (NOVA 4) worsens band by one
- 3final band "critical" (health-blend-v1)
Flagged additives
- Ammonia caramel — Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- Aspartame — Sweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
- Phosphoric acid — Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
- Acesulfame K — Sweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.
blend health-blend-v1
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Ingredients (11)
- CARBONATED WATER55%—›
- CARAMEL COLOR22.5%—
- PHOSPHORIC ACID11.25%⚠ low
- ASPARTAME5.625%⚠ moderate
- POTASSIUM BENZOATE2.8125%—
- NATURAL FLAVORS1.40625%—
- POTASSIUM CITRATE0.703125%—
- ACESULFAME POTASSIUM0.3515625%⚠ low
- CAFFEINE0.17578125%—›
- STEVIA EXTRACT0.17578125%—›
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)⚠ moderate
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CARBONATED WATER, CARAMEL COLOR, PHOSPHORIC ACID, ASPARTAME, POTASSIUM BENZOATE, NATURAL FLAVORS, POTASSIUM CITRATE, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, CAFFEINE, STEVIA EXTRACT
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