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Cola light
FreewayBeverages · 20023027

Cola light

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 20 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

3 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. AspartameModerate concernSweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
    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. CyclamateModerate concernSweetener; historical bladder-tumour findings in animals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sweetener; historical bladder-tumour findings in animals.
    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 water57.1%No flag›
  • Colour21.4%No flag
  • E150d21.4%Moderate

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

  • Acid10.7%No flag›
  • Acides citrique · E3305.4%No flag
  • Phosphorique · E3385.4%No flag
  • Sweetener5.4%No flag
  • Cyclamate de sodium acésulfame-K5.4%No flag
  • Aspartame · E9512.7%Moderate

    Sweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.

  • Caffeine1.3%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring1.3%No flag
  • Cyclamate (E952)Moderate

    Sweetener; historical bladder-tumour findings in animals.

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eau gazéifiée, colorant E150d, acidifiants acides citrique et phosphorique; édulcorants: cyclamate de sodium acésulfame-K, aspartame, caféine; arômes naturels. Contient une source de phénylalanine.

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).
  • AspartameSweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
  • CyclamateSweetener; historical bladder-tumour findings in animals.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 low · 2 not assessed

  1. 01Carbonated WaterLow concern
2 of 3 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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