Orange Liquid Drink Mix by Tang · GreenveilSaving recent analysis
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VerdictConsider avoidingOrange Liquid Drink Mix
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Balanced for everyday use. A balanced day-to-day read across overall concern and fit.
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.
- Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- 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 healthCritical
- 1no nutri-score — nutrition contributes the lowest band
- 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.
- Sunset yellow FCF — Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- 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.
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Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Ingredients (11)
- Water54.54545454545455%—›
- Citric acid22.727272727272727%—
- Natural and artificial flavour2.5%—
- Sodium citrate2.5%—›
- Sucralose2.5%⚠ moderate
- Acacia gum2.5%—
- SAIB2.5%—›
- Sunset yellow FCF2.5%⚠ high
- Tartrazine2.5%⚠ high
- Potassium Sorbate2.5%—
- Sodium benzoate2.7272727272727195%⚠ moderate
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Water, Citric acid, Natural and artificial flavour, Sodium citrate, Sucralose, Acacia gum, SAIB, Sunset yellow FCF, Tartrazine, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium benzoate.
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