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Beverages · 0611269271959

Energy drink, limeade

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 3 additives of concern.

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 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. SucraloseModerate concernSweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
    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.
  3. Acesulfame KMinor concernSweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.
    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

  • Carbonated water53.1%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E33023.4%No flag
  • Taurine11.7%No flag›
  • Sodium citrate5.9%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouring2.5%No flag
  • Caffeine1.7%No flag›
  • Sucralose · E9550.8%Moderate

    Sweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.

  • Acesulfame k · E9500.4%Low

    Sweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.

  • Xanthan gum · E4150.2%No flag
  • Niacinamide · E3750.1%No flag
  • Sucrose acetate isobutyrate · E444<0.1%No flag
  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Pyridoxine hcl<0.1%No flag›
  • Calcium pantothenateNo flag›
  • Blue 1 · E133Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.

  • Vitamin b12No flag›
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Carbonated water, citric acid, taurine, sodium citrate, natural and artificial flavors, caffeine, sucralose, acesulfame k, xanthan gum, niacinamide, sucrose acetate isobutyrate, color, pyridoxine hcl, calcium pantothenate, blue 1, vitamin b12.

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
  • SucraloseSweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
  • Acesulfame KSweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

5 low · 2 not assessed

  1. 01Carbonated WaterLow concern
2 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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