Dr Pepper by Dr Pepper · GreenveilSaving recent analysis
Dr Pepper DPDr Pepper
VerdictConsider avoidingDr Pepper
Ingredients0Coverage0/0 resolvedDriversNo priority drivers flagged
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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- 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
Critical
- 1nutrition base band "critical" from nutri-score
- 2ultra-processed (NOVA 4) worsens band by one
- 3final band "critical" (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 (18)
- P52.77777777777778%—
- Carbonated water23.61111111111111%—›
- Sugar11.805555555555557%—›
- Glucose-fructose5.902777777777779%—
- Colour2.9513888888888857%—
- Phosphoric acid1.4756944444444429%⚠ low
- Natural and artificial flavour0.7378472222222214%—
- Sodium benzoate0.36892361111111427%⚠ moderate
- Caffeine0.18446180555555713%—›
- Eau gazéifiée0.09223090277777857%—
- Sucre0.04611545138888573%—
- Glucose-fructose0.023057725694442865%—
- Colorant0.011528862847221433%—
- Acide phosphorique0.005764431423614269%—›
- Essence naturelle et 8 artificielle0.0028822157118071345%—
- Benzoate de sodium0.0014411078559035673%—›
- Caféine0.0007205539279482309%—›
- Learn how to use % daily value at0.0007205539279482309%—
- Consultez0.0007205539279482309%—
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p/ carbonated water, sugar/glucose-fructose, colour, phosphoric acid, natural and artificial flavour, sodium benzoate, caffeine. / eau gazéifiée, sucre/glucose-fructose, colorant, acide phosphorique, essence naturelle et 8 artificielle, benzoate de sodium, caféine. learn how to use % daily value at: consultez
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.