Wild Citrus Energy Drink by Bucked Up · GreenveilSaving recent analysis
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VerdictConsider avoidingWild Citrus Energy Drink
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.
- 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
- 1no nutri-score — nutrition contributes the lowest band
- 2MODERATE-concern additive floors band at "moderate"
- 3ultra-processed (NOVA 4) worsens band by one
- 4final 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 (18)
- Carbonated Water52.77777777777778%—›
- Citric Acid23.61111111111111%—
- Natural Flavors2.5%—
- Beta-Alanine2.5%—›
- Taurine2.5%—›
- Caffeine2.5%—›
- Sucralose2.5%⚠ moderate
- Sodium Benzoate2.5%⚠ moderate
- Acetyl L-Tyrosine2.5%—›
- Acesulfame Potassium2.5%⚠ low
- Pyridoxine HCI1.8055555555555571%—
- Vitamin B61.8055555555555571%—›
- L-Theanine0.9027777777777786%—›
- Korean Red Ginseng0.45138888888888573%—›
- AlphaSize Alpha GPC0.22569444444444287%—
- Methylliberine0.11284722222222143%—›
- Theacrine0.05642361111111427%—›
- Methylcobalamin0.028211805555557135%—›
- Huperzine A0.028211805555557135%—›
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Carbonated Water, Citric Acid, Natural Flavors, Beta-Alanine, Taurine, Caffeine Anhydrous, Sucralose, Sodium Benzoate, Acetyl L-Tyrosine, Acesulfame Potassium, Pyridoxine HCI (Vitamin B6), L-Theanine, Korean Red Ginseng, AlphaSize Alpha GPC, Methylliberine, Theacrine, Methylcobalamin (Vitamin B12), Huperzine A
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.