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LucozadeBeverages · 5054267001343

Lucozade, energy, sparkling glucose drink, original

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sunset yellow FCF).

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

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Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Sunset yellow FCFHigh 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. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Carbonated water50%No flag›
  • Glucose syrup25%No flag›
  • Acids12.5%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E3306.3%No flag
  • Lactic acid · E2706.3%No flag
  • Acidity regulator6.3%No flag
  • Sodium citrate6.3%No flag›
  • Flavouring2.5%No flag
  • Preservative1.9%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E2021.9%No flag
  • Caffeine0.9%No flag›
  • Antioxidant0.5%No flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E3000.5%No flag
  • Colours0.5%No flag
  • Sunset yellow · E1100.2%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Ponceau 4r · E1200.2%High

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

  • Ponceau 4R (E124)High

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

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Carbonated water, glucose syrup (25%), acids (citric acid, lactic acid), acidity regulator (sodium citrate), flavouring, preservative (potassium sorbate), caffeine, antioxidant (ascorbic acid), colours (sunset yellow, ponceau 4r).

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Ponceau 4RSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 moderate · 2 low · 1 not assessed

  2. 02Carbonated WaterLow concern
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