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Lime juice from concentrate
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).
- High
Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 4 Oct 2024
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
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.
Ingredients
- Lime juice from concentrate62.5%No flag
- Sodium metabisulfite · E22318.8%Moderate
Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
- Preservative18.8%No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E2119.4%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Preservative9.4%No flag
- Natural flavouring9.4%No flag
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Lime juice from concentrate (water, concentrated lime juice), sodium metabisulfite (preservative), sodium benzoate (preservative), natural flavor.
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Sodium metabisulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
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No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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