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Morning Fresh
Golden Circle, CussonsCordial · 9310179005630

Morning Fresh

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Sulphites

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 11 Jun 2025

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Azorubine / carmoisineHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US.
    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. 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.
  3. Sodium metabisulphiteModerate concernSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
    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.
  4. 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Water80.8%No flag›
  • Sugar3.9%No flag›
  • Food acids3.9%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E3302%No flag
  • Acetic acid · E2602%No flag
  • Preservative3.9%No flag
  • Sodium metabisulphite · E2232%Moderate

    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

  • Sodium benzoate · E2112%Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • Flavouring2.5%No flag
  • Stabiliser2.5%No flag
  • 4662.5%No flag
  • Colour2.5%No flag
  • 1222.5%No flag
  • Azorubine / carmoisine (E122)High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US.

  • 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.

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water, sugar, food acids (citric acid, acetic acid), preservatives (sodium metabisulphite (sulphites), sodium benzoate), flavour, stabiliser (466), colour (122).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Sulphites.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 11 Jun 2025

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Azorubine / carmoisineSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Sodium metabisulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
  • 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

2 low · 1 not assessed

1 of 3 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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