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Butterscotch Crush
Mala'sBeverages And Beverages Preparations · 8901689031007

Butterscotch Crush

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 5 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 29 Apr 2026

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Why it's rated this way

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

  1. TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    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. Azorubine / carmoisineHigh 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.
  3. Titanium dioxideHigh concernPossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
    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. 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.
  5. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Sugar50%No flag›
  • Apple Puree35%No flag
  • Water7.5%No flag›
  • Thickener3.8%No flag
  • E440 · E440a3.8%No flag
  • Acidity Regulator1.9%No flag
  • E3300.9%No flag
  • E331ii0.9%No flag
  • Firming Agent0.9%No flag
  • E5090.9%No flag
  • Contains permitted nature identical0.5%No flag
  • Artificial flavouring substances0.2%No flag
  • Butterscotch0.2%No flag
  • Contains permitted synthetic food colour0.1%No flag
  • E102<0.1%High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • E122<0.1%High

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

  • E171<0.1%High

    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.

  • Contains permitted class ii preservative0.1%No flag
  • E202<0.1%No flag
  • E211<0.1%Moderate

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

  • E223<0.1%Moderate

    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

Show original label text

Sugar, Apple Puree (35%), Water, Thickener (INS 440), Acidity Regulator (INS 330, INS 331 (ii)), Firming Agent (INS 509). CONTAINS PERMITTED NATURE IDENTICAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVOURING SUBSTANCES (BUTTERSCOTCH). CONTAINS PERMITTED SYNTHETIC FOOD COLOUR (INS 102, INS 122, INS 171). CONTAINS PERMITTED CLASS II PRESERVATIVE (INS 202, INS 211, INS 223)

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
  • Azorubine / carmoisineSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US.
  • Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Sodium metabisulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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1 moderate · 1 low

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