Sour Watermelon by Ghost · GreenveilSaving recent analysis
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VerdictConsider avoidingSour Watermelon
Ingredients0Coverage0/0 resolvedDriversNo priority drivers flagged
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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 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.
- 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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Food healthHigh
- 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.
- Acesulfame K — Sweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Ingredients (17)
- Carbonated water52.94117647058823%—›
- Citric acid23.529411764705884%—
- Taurine11.764705882352942%—›
- Malic acid5.882352941176471%—
- Natural and artificial flavour2.5%—
- Tartaric acid1.691176470588232%—
- Natural caffeine0.845588235294116%—
- Coffee bean0.845588235294116%—›
- Sodium benzoate0.422794117647058%⚠ moderate
- Potassium sorbate0.211397058823529%—
- Sucralose0.10569852941176805%⚠ moderate
- Sodium ascorbate0.052849264705884025%—
- Acesulfame potassium0.026424632352942012%⚠ low
- Neurofactor coffee0.013212316176471006%—
- Coffea arabica0.013212316176471006%—
- Fruit extract0.00660615808823195%—
- Niacinamide0.003303079044115975%—
- Pyridoxal-5-phosphate0.0016515395220579876%—›
- Methylcobalamin0.0016515395220579876%—›
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Carbonated water, Citric acid, Taurine, Malic acid, Natural and artificial flavour, Tartaric acid, Natural caffeine (coffee bean), Sodium benzoate, Potassium sorbate, Sucralose, Sodium ascorbate, Acesulfame potassium, Neurofactor coffee (coffea arabica) fruit extract, Niacinamide, Pyridoxal-5-phosphate, Methylcobalamin.
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