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blue food colouring
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Brilliant blue FCF).
- High
Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 23 Mar 2024
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
Brilliant blue FCFModerate concernSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
- Regulatory basis
- Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
- How sure we are
- High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Regulatory basis
- Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
- How sure we are
- High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
Ingredients
- Food colour24.1%No flag
- 13313%No flag
- Total dyestuff11.2%No flag
- Food acid10.3%No flag
- 33010.3%No flag
- Preservative5.1%No flag
- 2112.6%No flag
- 2022.6%No flag
- Shake before use2.6%No flag
- Store in a cool dark place1.3%No flag
- Made in australia1.3%No flag
- Brilliant blue FCF (E133)Moderate
Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
- Sodium benzoate (E211)Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
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water, food colour (133), (1,8% total dyestuff), food acid (330), preservatives (211, 202), shake before use, store in a cool dark place, made in australia,
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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