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Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Ammonia caramel).
- High
Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 19 Jun 2024
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- 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.
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.
Ingredients
- Ingredients57.1%No flag
- Fermented ginger root extract21.4%No flag
- Pear juice concentrate1.3%No flag
- Sugars10.7%No flag
- Pear juice concentrate2.7%No flag
- Caramel colour5.4%No flag
- Flavours2.7%No flag
Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- Phosphoric acid (E338)Low
Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
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Ingredients: Carbonated water, Fermented ginger root extract (water, glucose syrup, ginger root, pear juice concentrate, yeast), Sugars (beet sugar, glucose syrup, pear juice concentrate), Caramel colour, Flavours, Phosphoric acid, Caffeine.
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- Phosphoric acidAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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