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MONSTER ENERGY LO-CARB
MONSTERBeverages And Beverages Preparations · 0070847811268

MONSTER ENERGY LO-CARB

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 25 Feb 2026

Why it's rated this way

3 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.
  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 water52.2%No flag›
  • Glucose23.9%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E33012%No flag
  • Natural flavouring2.5%No flag
  • Taurine2.5%No flag›
  • Sodium citrate2.5%No flag›
  • Colour2.2%No flag
  • Panax ginseng extract1.1%No flag›
  • Caffeine0.6%No flag›
  • Sorbic acid · E2000.3%No flag
  • Preservative0.3%No flag
  • Sucralose · E9550.1%Moderate

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

  • Benzoic acid · E210<0.1%Moderate

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

  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • L-carnitine l-tartrate<0.1%No flag›
  • Niacinamide · E375<0.1%No flag
  • Vitamin b3 · E375<0.1%No flag
  • Acesulfame potassium · E950Low

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

  • SaltNo flag›
  • D-glucuronolactoneNo flag›
  • InositolNo flag›
  • Guarana extractNo flag›
  • Pyridoxine hydrochlorideNo flag›
  • Vitamin b6No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • CyanocobalaminNo flag›
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Carbonated water, glucose, citric acid, natural flavors, taurine, sodium citrate, color added, panax ginseng extract, caffeine, sorbic acid (preservative), sucralose, benzoic acid (preservative), l-carnitine l-tartrate, niacinamide (vit. b3), acesulfame potassium, salt, d-glucuronolactone, inositol, guarana extract, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vit. b6), riboflavin (vit. b2), maltodextrin, cyanocobalamin (vit. b12).

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.
  • 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

8 low · 6 not assessed

  1. 01Carbonated WaterLow concern
6 of 14 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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