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Instant Iced Black Coffee
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sulphite 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 4 May 2026
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- 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
- Instant coffee22.5%No flag
- Colour5.6%No flag
- Caramel 1-plain caramel5.6%No flag
- 150a5.6%No flag
- Artificial flavouring2.5%No flag
- Coffee flavor2.5%No flag
- Acidity regulator1.6%No flag
- Sodium carbonate · E500i1.6%No flag
- 500ii1.6%No flag
- Colour0.8%No flag
- Caramel IV0.4%No flag
- Sulfite ammonia0.4%No flag
- 150d0.4%No flag
- Thickener<0.1%No flag
- 466<0.1%No flag
- Anti caking agent0.6%No flag
- Silicon dioxide · E5510.6%No flag
- 5510.6%No flag
- Sulphite ammonia caramel (E150D)Moderate
Caramel colour class IV (cola colour); may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI).
- Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) (E466)Low
Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
Show original label text
Sugar, Instant coffee, Maltodextrin, Color (Caramel 1-plain caramel (150a)), Artificial flavor (coffee flavor), Acidity regulator (sodium carbonate(500ii)), Color (Caramel IV - Sulfite ammonia (150d)), Salt, Thickener (sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (466)), Anticaking-agent (silicon dioxide (551)).
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).
- Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- SugarLow concern
- MaltodextrinLow concern
- SaltLow concern
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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