Coke Spiced Zero Sugar

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.
• Aspartame — Sweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
• Sucralose — Sweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
• 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.