Energy Shot (Pomegranate) by Kirkland · GreenveilSaving recent analysis
Kirkland KKirkland
VerdictConsider avoidingEnergy Shot (Pomegranate)
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 healthHigh⚠Contains additive of concern- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- SucraloseSweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
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 health
High
- 1nutrition base band "moderate" from nutri-score
- 2ultra-processed (NOVA 4) worsens band by one
- 3final band "high" (health-blend-v1)
Flagged additives
- Sodium benzoate — Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Sucralose — Sweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Ingredients (12)
- Purified Water72.5%—
- Natural and Artificial Flavors2.5%—
- Sucralose2.5%⚠ moderate
- Potassium Sorbate2.5%—
- Sodium Benzoate2.5%⚠ moderate
- Calcium Disodium EDTA2.5%—
- To protect freshness2.5%—
- N-Acetyl L-Tyrosine2.5%—›
- Taurine2.5%—›
- Glucuronolactone2.5%—›
- Matic Acid2.5%—
- L-Phenylalanine2.5%—›
- Alpha Glycerylphosphorylcholine2.5%—›
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Purified Water, Natural & Artificial Flavors, Sucralose, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate and Calcium Disodium EDTA (to protect freshness).
N-Acetyl L-Tyrosine, Taurine, Glucuronolactone, Matic Acid, l-Phenylalanine, Alpha Glycerylphosphorylcholine
Decision read
Probably skip for pregnancy
Probably skipThis 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. Surface the pregnancy-specific cautions first.
No ingredient drivers are available for this product.