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COCO RICO

Coco Rico, Good-O-Beverages IncBeverages · 0074090916459

COCO RICO

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).

Food health: Critical
Chemical concern: Not assessed

Allergens

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Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 10 Oct 2022

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Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Carbonated water62.5%No flag›
Cane and corn Sugars18.8%No flag
Coconut9.4%No flag›
Preserved with sodium benzoate9.4%No flag
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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Carbonated water, cane and/or corn Sugars, coconut extract, preserved with sodium benzoate

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern

Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

Carbonated WaterLow concern

1 low · 1 not assessed

01Carbonated WaterHigh conf.Low concern

1 of 2 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

02Coconutcurrently_marketed_ndcHigh conf.Not assessed

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