DIET MOUNTAIN DEW by Mountain Dew · GreenveilSaving recent analysis
Mountain Dew MDMountain Dew
VerdictConsider avoidingDIET MOUNTAIN DEW
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- TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- AspartameSweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
- SucraloseSweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
- 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 "moderate" from nutri-score
- 2HIGH-concern additive floors band at "high"
- 3ultra-processed (NOVA 4) worsens band by one
- 4final band "critical" (health-blend-v1)
Flagged additives
- Tartrazine — Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- 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.
- 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 (16)
- Carbonated water53.125%—›
- Concentrated orange juice23.4375%—
- Citric acid11.71875%—
- Natural flavor2.5%—
- Potassium benzoate2.5%—
- Preserves freshness2.5%—
- Citrus pectin2.5%—›
- Aspartame2.109375%⚠ moderate
- Potassium citrate1.0546875%—
- Caffeine0.52734375%—›
- Sodium citrate0.263671875%—›
- Acesulfame potassium0.1318359375%⚠ low
- Sucralose0.06591796875%⚠ moderate
- Gum Arabic0.032958984375%—
- Sodium Benzoate0.0164794921875%⚠ moderate
- Preserves freshness0.0164794921875%—
- Calcium disodium EDTA0.00823974609375%—
- To protect flavor0.00823974609375%—
- Yellow 50.00823974609375%⚠ high
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Carbonated water, concentrated orange juice, citric acid, natural flavor, potassium benzoate (preserves freshness), citrus pectin, aspartame, potassium citrate, caffeine, sodium citrate, acesulfame potassium, sucralose, gum Arabic, sodium Benzoate (preserves freshness), calcium disodium EDTA (to protect flavor), yellow 5.
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.