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Beverages And Beverages Preparations · 6130003014583

Cola

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sulphite ammonia caramel).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 2 Jan 2025

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Sulphite ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class IV (cola colour); may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI).
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Caramel colour class IV (cola colour); may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI).
    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.
  2. Phosphoric acidMinor concernAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some 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.

Ingredients

  • Water57.1%No flag›
  • Sugar21.4%No flag›
  • CO2 · E29010.7%No flag
  • Colour5.4%No flag
  • E150d5.4%Moderate

    Caramel colour class IV (cola colour); may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI).

  • Acidity regulator2.7%No flag
  • E3382.7%Low

    Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.

  • Extract1.3%No flag
  • Caffeine1.3%No flag›
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EAU, SUCRE, CO2, COLORANT: SIN 150d, REGULATEUR DE ACIDITE: SIN 338, EXTRAITS VEGETAUX, CAFEINE

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sulphite ammonia caramelCaramel colour class IV (cola colour); may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI).
  • Phosphoric acidAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 low · 1 not assessed

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