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Low Calorie Drink Mix
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Low Calorie Drink Mix

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 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 24 Feb 2025

Why it's rated this way

3 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. Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)Moderate concernAntioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
    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. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Malic acid · E29653.6%No flag
  • Citric acid · E33023.2%No flag
  • Maltodextrain11.6%No flag
  • Calcium phosphate · E3415.8%No flag
  • Aspartame+ · E9512.9%Moderate

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

  • Salt1.5%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch0.7%No flag›
  • Red 40 · E1290.4%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • E500ii0.2%No flag
  • Contains less han 2% of ascorbic acid<0.1%No flag
  • Vitamin c<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Acesulfame potassium artificial color<0.1%No flag
  • BHA · E320<0.1%Moderate

    Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).

  • Pr<0.1%No flag›
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MALIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, MALTODEXTRAIN, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, ASPARTAME+, SALT, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, RED 40, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CONTAINS LESS HAN 2% OF ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM ARTIFICIAL COLOR, BHA (PR

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
  • AspartameSweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 low · 2 not assessed

2 of 3 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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