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Monster energie ultra red
Monster EnergyBeverages And Beverages Preparations · 5060517884925

Monster energie ultra red

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
High
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 13 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Cochineal / carmineModerate concernInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Insect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic 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. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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

  • Eau gazéifiée acidifiant99%No flag
  • Acide citrique · E33099%No flag
  • Taurine0.4%No flag›
  • Acidity regulator0.2%No flag
  • Citrate de sodium0.2%No flag›
  • Extrait de racine de ginseng<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Sorbate de potassium · E202<0.1%No flag
  • Benzoate de sodium · E211<0.1%Moderate

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

  • Sweetener<0.1%No flag
  • Sucralose · E955<0.1%Moderate

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

  • Acésulfame K · E950<0.1%Low

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

  • Caffeine flavour<0.1%No flag
  • Thickener<0.1%No flag
  • Pectine · E440a<0.1%No flag
  • Stabiliser<0.1%No flag
  • Gomme arabique · E414<0.1%No flag
  • Esters glycériques de résine de bois · E445<0.1%No flag
  • L-tartrate de L-carnitine<0.1%No flag
  • VitaminesNo flag›
  • Vitamine B3 · E375No flag
  • Nicotinamide · E375No flag
  • Pantothenic acidNo flag›
  • D-pantothénate de calciumNo flag›
  • Vitamin b6No flag›
  • Pyridoxine hydrochlorideNo flag›
  • Vitamin b12No flag›
  • Cyanocobalamine chlorure de sodium colorantNo flag
  • E120Moderate

    Insect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.

  • D-glucuronolactone extrait de graine de guaranaNo flag
  • InositolNo flag›
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Eau gazéifiée acidifiant (acide citrique) taurine (0.4%) correcteur d'acidité (citrate de sodium) extrait de racine de ginseng (0.08%) conservateurs (sorbate de potassium, benzoate de sodium) édulcorants (sucralose, acésulfame K) arômes caféine (0.03%) épaississant (pectine) stabilisants (gomme arabique, esters glycériques de résine de bois) L-tartrate de L-carnitine (0.015%) vitamines [B3 (nicotinamide), B5 (D-pantothénate de calcium), B6 (chlorhydrate de pyridoxine), B12 (cyanocobalamine)] chlorure de sodium colorant (E120) D-glucuronolactone extrait de graine de guarana (0.002%) inositol.

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Cochineal / carmineInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • 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 high · 4 moderate · 1 minor · 2 not assessed

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