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Monster, Monster Energy CompanyBeverages · 0070847814047

Energy drink

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  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.

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

Ingredients

  • Carbonated and nitrogenated water55.5%No flag
  • Sugar5.4%No flag›
  • Glucose5.4%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E3305.4%No flag
  • Natural flavouring2.5%No flag
  • Taurine2.5%No flag›
  • Sodium citrate2.5%No flag›
  • Panax ginseng extract2.5%No flag›
  • Caffeine2.5%No flag›
  • Potassium sorbate · E2022.5%No flag
  • Preservative2.5%No flag
  • Whey protein isolate2.5%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E2112.5%Moderate

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

  • Preservative2.5%No flag
  • Niacinamide · E3752.5%No flag
  • Vitamin b3 · E3752.5%No flag
  • Sucralose · E9552.5%Moderate

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

  • L-carnitine l-tartrate1.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.1%No flag›
  • D-glucuronolactone0.1%No flag›
  • Guarana extract0.1%No flag›
  • Inositol0.1%No flag›
  • Pyridoxine hydrochloride0.1%No flag›
  • Vitamin b60.1%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.1%No flag
  • Vitamin b2 · E1010.1%No flag
  • Maltodextrin0.1%No flag›
  • Blue #1 · E1330.1%Moderate

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

  • Cyanocobalamin0.9%No flag›
  • Vitamin b120.9%No flag›
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Carbonated and nitrogenated water, sugar, glucose, citric acid, natural flavors, taurine, sodium citrate, panax ginseng extract, caffeine, potassium sorbate (preservative), whey protein isolate (milk), sodium benzoate (preservative), niacinamide (vit. b3), sucralose, l-carnitine l-tartrate, salt, d-glucuronolactone, guarana extract, inositol, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vit. b6), riboflavin (vit. b2), maltodextrin, blue #1, cyanocobalamin (vit. b12).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • 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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 high · 7 moderate · 2 minor · 2 low · 2 not assessed

2 of 14 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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