Soda by Zevia, Zevia Llc · GreenveilSaving recent analysis
Zevia, Zevia Llc ZZZevia, Zevia Llc
VerdictConsider avoidingSoda
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- Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
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 healthHigh
Nutrition
Minor
AdditivesModerate
1 flagged additive(s), worst MODERATE
- 1nutrition base band "minor" from nutri-score
- 2MODERATE-concern additive floors band at "moderate"
- 3ultra-processed (NOVA 4) worsens band by one
- 4final band "high" (health-blend-v1)
Flagged additives
- Ammonia caramel — Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Ingredients (12)
- Carbonated water54.54545454545455%—›
- Erythritol22.727272727272727%—
- Caramel color11.36363636363636%—
- Red a5.68181818181818%—
- Stevia extract5.68181818181818%—›
- Citric acid2.8409090909090935%—
- Natural flavors1.4204545454545467%—
- Wintergreen oil0.7102272727272734%—›
- Anise oil0.35511363636364024%—›
- Lemon oil0.17755681818182012%—›
- Orange oil0.08877840909090651%—
- Ginger extract0.08877840909090651%—›
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)⚠ moderate
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Carbonated water, erythritol, caramel color, red a (stevia extract), citric acid, natural flavors, wintergreen oil, anise oil, lemon oil, orange oil, ginger extract.
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.