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MonsterBeverages · 4897036690413

Monster Energy

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Benzoic acid).

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 Jul 2022

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Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Benzoic acidModerate concernPreservative; benzene-formation potential with ascorbic acid; intolerance reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Preservative; benzene-formation potential with ascorbic acid; intolerance 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.
  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.

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

Ingredients

  • Carbonated water52.5%No flag›
  • Sucrose5.5%No flag›
  • Glucose5.5%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E3305.5%No flag
  • Natural flavouring2.5%No flag
  • Taurine2.5%No flag›
  • Sodium citrate2.5%No flag›
  • Panax ginseng root extract2.5%No flag›
  • Caffeine2.5%No flag›
  • Sorbic acid · E2002.5%No flag
  • Sucralose · E9552.5%Moderate

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

  • Colour2.5%No flag
  • Grape skin extract2.5%No flag›
  • Niacinamide B32.5%No flag›
  • Sodium chloride2.5%No flag›
  • Benzoic acid · E2102.5%Moderate

    Preservative; benzene-formation potential with ascorbic acid; intolerance reactions.

  • Inositol1.8%No flag›
  • Artificial guarana seed extract0.9%No flag
  • D-glucuronolactone0.4%No flag›
  • Cyanocobalamin B120.2%No flag›
  • Sucralose · E9550.2%Moderate

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

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CARBONATED WATER, SUCROSE, GLUCOSE, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVOURS, TAURINE, SODIUM CITRATE, PANAX GINSENG ROOT EXTRACT, CAFFEINE, SORBIC ACID, SUCRALOSE, COLOUR (GRAPE SKIN EXTRACT), NIACINAMIDE B3, SODIUM CHLORIDE, BENZOIC ACID, INOSITOL, ARTIFICIAL GUARANA SEED EXTRACT, D-GLUCURONOLACTONE, CYANOCOBALAMIN B12, sucralose

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Benzoic acidPreservative; benzene-formation potential with ascorbic acid; intolerance reactions.
  • SucraloseSweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 high · 5 moderate · 2 minor · 3 low · 1 not assessed

  9. 09Carbonated WaterLow concern
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