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
Decision lens
Decision lens
Focused on pregnancy. Surface the pregnancy-specific cautions first.
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
Decision read
Probably skip for pregnancy
Probably skipThis read is based on the product's overall critical 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.