Red Bull Energy by T.C. Pharmaceutical Industries Co. Ltd. · GreenveilSaving recent analysis
T.C. Pharmaceutical Industries Co. Ltd. TPT.C. Pharmaceutical Industries Co. Ltd.
VerdictConsider avoidingRed Bull Energy
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 healthCritical⚠Contains additive of concern- TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- Ponceau 4RSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US.
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
Why this band?How the nutrition, processing, and additive signals combine into the overall food-health band.
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Food healthCritical
- 1nutrition base band "critical" from nutri-score
- 2ultra-processed (NOVA 4) worsens band by one
- 3final band "critical" (health-blend-v1)
Flagged additives
- Tartrazine — Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- Ponceau 4R — Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US.
- Sodium benzoate — Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Ingredients (16)
- Sucrose53.125%—›
- Taurine23.4375%—›
- Caffeine11.71875%—›
- Vitamin B35.859375%—
- Vitamin B52.9296875%—›
- Vitamin B61.46484375%—›
- Choline Bitartrate0.732421875%—›
- Inositol0.3662109375%—›
- Lysine0.18310546875%—›
- Vitamin B120.091552734375%—›
- 4mcg0.091552734375%—
- Citric acid0.0457763671875%—
- 3300.0457763671875%—
- Synthetic Flavour0.02288818359375%—
- Mixed Fruit0.011444091796875%—
- Sodium Benzoate0.0057220458984375%⚠ moderate
- 2110.0057220458984375%—
- Tartrazine0.00286102294921875%⚠ high
- 1020.00286102294921875%—
- Ponceau 4R0.00286102294921875%⚠ high
- 1240.00286102294921875%—
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Sucrose, Taurine (1000ml), Caffeine (80mg), Vitamin B3 (20mg), Vitamin B5 (5mg), Vitamin B6 (3mg), Choline Bitartrate (50mg), Inositol (50mg), Lysine (50mg), Vitamin B12 (4mcg), Citric acid (330), Synthetic Flavour. Mixed Fruit, Sodium Benzoate (211). Tartrazine (102), Ponceau 4R (124)
Decision read
Probably skip for pregnancy
Probably skipThis 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. Surface the pregnancy-specific cautions first.
No ingredient drivers are available for this product.