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Beverages · 0815154020572

High performance energy drink

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

Food health
Critical
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 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Allura red ACHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    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. SucraloseModerate concernSweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
    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. PolyphosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    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 water52.5%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup23.8%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E33011.9%No flag
  • Taurine5.9%No flag›
  • Sodium citrate3%No flag›
  • Sodium hexametaphosphate · E452i1.5%No flag
  • Preservative1.5%No flag
  • Caffeine0.7%No flag›
  • Gum arabic · E4140.4%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E2020.2%No flag
  • Preservative0.2%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate

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

  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Niacinamide · E375<0.1%No flag
  • Vitamin b3 · E375<0.1%No flag
  • Ester gum · E445<0.1%No flag
  • D-calcium pantothenateNo flag›
  • Pantothenic acidNo flag›
  • Sucralose · E955Moderate

    Sweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.

  • Calcium disodium edta · E385No flag
  • SequestrantNo flag
  • Red #40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • InositolNo flag›
  • Pyridoxine hydrochlorideNo flag›
  • Vitamin b6No flag›
  • CyanocobalaminNo flag›
  • Vitamin b12No flag›
  • Polyphosphates (E452)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

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Carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup, citric acid, taurine, sodium citrate, sodium hexametaphosphate (preservative), caffeine, gum arabic, potassium sorbate (preservative), sodium benzoate (preservative), natural & artificial flavors, niacinamide (vit. b3), ester gum, d-calcium pantothenate (vit. b5), sucralose, calcium disodium edta (sequestrant), red #40, inositol, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vit. b6), cyanocobalamin (vit. b12).

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • SucraloseSweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
  • PolyphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

7 low · 2 not assessed

  1. 01Carbonated WaterLow concern
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