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Geks Era Black Currant Pulp & Juice
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 3 additives of concern.
- High
Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 25 May 2025
Why it's rated this way
3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
ErythrosineModerate concernIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Iodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
- 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.
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.
Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity 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
- Blackcurrant6%No flag
- Acidity Regulator2.5%No flag
- E3301.3%No flag
- E3310.6%No flag
- E2960.6%No flag
- Class II Preservatives2.5%No flag
- E2021.3%No flag
- E2111.3%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Stabiliser2.5%No flag
- E4182.5%No flag
- Contains Permitted Synthetic Food Colour2.5%No flag
- E1271.3%Moderate
Iodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
- E1331.3%Moderate
Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
- Added Nature Identical Flavouring Substances2.5%No flag
- Blackcurrant2.5%No flag
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Water, Sugar, Reconstituted Black currant juice 6%, Aloe Vera Juice & Pulp (5%), Acidity Regulator (E 330, E 331, E 296), Class II Preservatives (E 202, E 211), Stabilizer (E 418) Contains Permitted Synthetic Food Colour (E127, E 133) and Added Nature Identical Flavouring Substances (Black Currant)
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- ErythrosineIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
- Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
2 of 4 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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