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Monster Energy — Ultra Strawberry Dreams
Monster EnergyBeverages And Beverages Preparations · 5056784901410

Monster Energy — Ultra Strawberry Dreams

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 6 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 3 Apr 2026

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Why it's rated this way

6 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. Allura red ACHigh 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.
  3. Brilliant blue FCFModerate concernSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported 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.
  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. 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.
  6. 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 water90.8%No flag›
  • Flavouring2.7%No flag
  • Taste enhancer2.7%No flag
  • Erythritol · E9682.7%No flag
  • Acid2.1%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E3302.1%No flag
  • Taurine0.4%No flag›
  • Acidity regulator0.2%No flag
  • Sodium citrates · E3310.2%No flag
  • Natural strawberry flavoring with other natural flavorings0.2%No flag
  • Ginseng root extract<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate

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

  • Caffeine<0.1%No flag›
  • Sweeteners<0.1%No flag
  • Sucralose · E955<0.1%Moderate

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

  • Acesulfame-K · E950<0.1%Low

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

  • L-carnitine L-tartrate<0.1%No flag›
  • VitaminsNo flag›
  • Niacin · E375No flag
  • Pantothenic acidNo flag›
  • Vitamin B6No flag›
  • Vitamin B12No flag›
  • StabiliserNo flag
  • Glycerol esters of wood rosin · E445No flag
  • Guarana seed extractNo flag›
  • InositolNo flag›
  • Colour0.6%No flag
  • E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • E110High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • E1330.6%Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.

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carbonated water, flavor and taste enhancer (erythritol), acid (citric acid), taurine (0.4%), acidity regulator (sodium citrates), natural strawberry flavoring with other natural flavorings, ginseng root extract (0.08%), preservatives (potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate), caffeine (0.03%), sweeteners (sucralose, acesulfame-K), L-carnitine L-tartrate (0.015%), vitamins (niacin, pantothenic acid, B6, B12), stabilizer (glycerol esters of wood rosin), guarana seed extract (0.002%), inositol, colorants (E129, E110, E133)

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
  • 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 · 1 low · 4 not assessed

  7. 07Carbonated WaterLow concern
4 of 11 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all
  2. 09VitaminsNot assessed

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