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Lucozade energy original
LucozadeBeverages And Beverages Preparations · 5054267013964

Lucozade energy original

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 28 May 2026

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Ponceau 4RHigh 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. 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.
  3. Acesulfame KMinor concernSweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.
    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 Water55.5%No flag›
  • Glucose Syrup13%No flag›
  • Acids6.5%No flag›
  • Citric Acid · E3303.3%No flag
  • Lactic Acid · E2703.3%No flag
  • Flavourings2.5%No flag
  • Acidity Regulator2.5%No flag
  • Sodium Citrate2.5%No flag›
  • Preservative2.5%No flag
  • Potassium Sorbate · E2022.5%No flag
  • Caffeine2.5%No flag›
  • Sweeteners2.5%No flag
  • Sucralose · E9551.3%Moderate

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

  • Acesulfame K · E9501.3%Low

    Sweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.

  • Antioxidant2.5%No flag
  • Ascorbic Acid · E3002.5%No flag
  • Colours2.5%No flag
  • Sunset Yellow Ponceau 4R2.5%No flag
  • Niacin · E3752.5%No flag
  • Vitamin B3 · E3752.5%No flag
  • Sunset Yellow · E1102.5%No flag
  • Ponceau 4R children2.5%No flag
  • Ponceau 4R (E124)High

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

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Carbonated Water, Glucose Syrup (13%), Acids (Citric Acid, Lactic Acid), Flavourings, Acidity Regulator (Sodium Citrate), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Caffeine, Sweeteners (Sucralose, Acesulfame K), Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid), Colours (Sunset Yellow Ponceau 4R), Niacin (Vitamin B3). Sunset Yellow and Ponceau 4R children

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Ponceau 4RSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US.
  • SucraloseSweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
  • Acesulfame KSweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 moderate · 2 low · 1 not assessed

  1. 02Carbonated WaterLow concern
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