Pepsi max by Pepsi · GreenveilSaving recent analysis
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VerdictConsider avoidingPepsi max
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- Sulphite ammonia caramelCaramel colour class IV (cola colour); may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI).
- AspartameSweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
- Phosphoric acidAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
- 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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Overall food-health bandFood healthHigh
- 1nutrition base band "moderate" from nutri-score
- 2ultra-processed (NOVA 4) worsens band by one
- 3final band "high" (health-blend-v1)
Flagged additives
- Sulphite ammonia caramel — Caramel colour class IV (cola colour); may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI).
- Aspartame — Sweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
- Phosphoric acid — Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
- Acesulfame K — Sweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.
blend health-blend-v1
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Ingredients (6)
- Carbonated water58.333333333333336%—›
- Dye20.833333333333332%—›
- E150d20.833333333333332%⚠ moderate
- Sweeteners10.416666666666664%—
- Aspartame5.208333333333332%⚠ moderate
- Acesulfame-k5.208333333333332%⚠ low
- Acidifiers5.208333333333329%—›
- Phosphoric acid2.6041666666666643%⚠ low
- Citric acid2.6041666666666643%—
- Aromas2.5%—
- Including plant extracts1.25%—
- Caffeine1.25%—
- Acidity corrector2.7083333333333286%—
- Sodium citrate2.7083333333333286%—›
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carbonated water, dye (caramel e150d), sweeteners (aspartame, acesulfame-k), acidifiers (phosphoric acid, citric acid), aromas (including plant extracts and caffeine), acidity corrector (sodium citrate)
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.