Phosphoric acidAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
SaccharinSweetener; 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.
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Overall food-health bandFood healthModerate
Processing
nova 4
AdditivesMinor
4 flagged additive(s), worst LOW
1no nutri-score — nutrition contributes the lowest band
2LOW-concern additive floors band at "minor"
3ultra-processed (NOVA 4) worsens band by one
4final band "moderate" (health-blend-v1)
Flagged additives
Phosphoric acid — Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
Diphosphates — Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) — Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
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
aqua, sorbitol, hydrated silica, peg-12, tetrapotassium pyrophosphate, sodium lauryl sulfate, aroma, potassium hydroxide, cellulose gum, phosphoric acid, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium fluoride, sodium saccharin, xanthan gum, ci 74160, scheck your local rules and learn more at: www,colgate,com/goodness
Decision read
Use with care for food use
Use with care
This read is based on the product's overall moderate 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. Bias toward food-use coverage and published ingestible context.
No ingredient drivers are available for this product.
