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Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 3 additives of concern.
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Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 14 Feb 2026
Why it's rated this way
3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
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.
Polysorbate 80Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- 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.
Ingredients
- Puied water53.3%No flag
- Polysorbate 80 · E43323.3%Low
Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- Glycerin · E42211.7%No flag
- Sodium chide5.8%No flag
- Benzoic acid · E2102.9%Moderate
Preservative; benzene-formation potential with ascorbic acid; intolerance reactions.
- Sodium benzoate · E2111.5%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Ale barbadensis leaf extract0.7%No flag
- Mento warnings0.2%No flag
- Use as directed<0.1%No flag
- System designed for single user to reduce the spreading infection<0.1%No flag
- Contents under pressure<0.1%No flag
- Do not puncture ar incinerate can<0.1%No flag
- Store at 20-25°cNo flag
- 68-77°fNo flag
- Do not refrigera ⚫avoidNo flag
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puied water, polysorbate 80, glycerin, sodium chide, benzoic acid, sodium benzoate, ale barbadensis leaf extract, maltodextrin, mento warnings •use as directed, system designed for single user to reduce the spreading infection, •contents under pressure, do not puncture ar incinerate can, store at 20-25°c (68-77°f), do not refrigera ⚫avoid
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Benzoic acidPreservative; benzene-formation potential with ascorbic acid; intolerance reactions.
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Polysorbate 80Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
Alternatives
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