Buttercup non-drowsy original cough syrup · Greenveil
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Overview Ingredients Regulation Alternatives Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern Food health Critical ⚠ Contains additive of concern Sunset yellow FCF Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Azorubine / carmoisine Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US. Ammonia caramel Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen. Saccharin Sweetener; historical bladder-tumour finding shown to be rat-specific and not relevant to humans. Why this band? How the nutrition, processing, and additive signals combine into the overall food-health band.
Open Close Overall food-health band Food health Critical
1 no nutri-score — nutrition contributes the lowest band 2 HIGH-concern additive floors band at "high" 3 ultra-processed (NOVA 4) worsens band by one 4 final band "critical" (health-blend-v1) Flagged additives
Sunset yellow FCF — Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Azorubine / carmoisine — Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US. Ammonia caramel — Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen. Saccharin — Sweetener; historical bladder-tumour finding shown to be rat-specific and not relevant to humans. blend health-blend-v1
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Ingredients (22) Each 5ml of syrup contains 3.1 microlitres of extract 52.38095238095238% — As liquid extract 52.38095238095238% — From squill bulb 23.80952380952381% — Drimia maritima 11.904761904761905% — L 11.904761904761905% — Steam 5.9523809523809526% — › 1 5.9523809523809526% — 1 5.9523809523809526% — Extraction solvent ethanol 65% with v 2.5 microlitres of tincture from capsicum oleoresin 11.904761904761905% — Capsicum annuum l 5.9523809523809526% — › Var 2.9761904761904763% — Minimum 1.4880952380952381% — Miller 1.4880952380952381% — Heiser 0.7440476190476186% — 1 0.7440476190476186% — 10 0.7440476190476186% — › Extraction solvent 5.952380952380949% — Ethanol 96% v 2.9761904761904745% — V other ingredients 2.9761904761904745% — Acacia powder 2.9761904761904745% — › Caramel colour 1.4880952380952408% — E150 1.4880952380952408% — Ethanol 0.7440476190476204% — Levomenthol 0.3720238095238102% — › Clove oil 0.1860119047619051% — › Peppermint oil 0.093005952380949% — › Sodium methyl hydroxybenzoate 0.0465029761904745% — › E219 0.0465029761904745% — Sodium propyl hydroxybenzoate 0.023251488095240802% — › E217 0.023251488095240802% — Aniseed flavour 0.011625744047620401% — Purified water 0.0058128720238102005% — Carmoisine 0.0029064360119051003% ⚠ high E122 0.0029064360119051003% ⚠ high Sunset yellow 0.0014532180059489974% ⚠ high E110 0.0014532180059489974% ⚠ high Strong ginger tincture 0.0007266090029744987% — Ginger 0.00036330450148724935% — › Ethanol 0.00018165225074362468% — Water 0.00018165225074362468% — › Acetic acid 0.00036330450149080207% — Saccharin sodium 0.00018165225074540103% ⚠ low Partial invert syrup 0.00009082612537270052% — Sucrose 0.00004541306268635026% — › Fructose 0.00002270653134317513% — › Glucose 0.00002270653134317513% — › Potassium sorbate 0.00009082612537270052% — Ammonia caramel (E150C) ⚠ moderate Show original each 5ml of syrup contains 3.1 microlitres of extract (as liquid extract) from squill bulb (drimia maritima (l) steam) (1:1) extraction solvent ethanol 65% w/v 2.5 microlitres of tincture from capsicum oleoresin (capsicum annuum l. var. minimum (miller) heiser) (1:10) extraction solvent: ethanol 96% v/v other ingredients: acacia powder, caramel colour (e150), ethanol, levomenthol, clove oil, peppermint oil, sodium methyl hydroxybenzoate (e219). sodium propyl hydroxybenzoate (e217), aniseed flavour, purified water, carmoisine (e122). sunset yellow (e110), strong ginger tincture (ginger, ethanol, water), acetic acid, saccharin sodium, partial invert syrup (sucrose, fructose and glucose), potassium sorbate.
Decision read
Probably skip for barrier support This 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. Look for products that support calm, barrier-first routines.
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