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Instant hibiscus drink
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Indigotine / indigo carmine).
- Critical
Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 22 Aug 2022
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
Indigotine / indigo carmineModerate concernSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
- 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.
Ingredients
- Natural hibiscus extract21.9%No flag
- Citric acid · E33010.9%No flag
- Guar gum · E4122.7%No flag
- Silicon dioxide · E5511.4%No flag
- Less than 0.1% sodium benzoate0.7%No flag
- As a preservative0.7%No flag
- Artificial coloring including red #40 and blue #20.7%No flag
- Indigotine / indigo carmine (E132)Moderate
Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
- Sodium benzoate (E211)Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
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Sugar, natural hibiscus extract, citric acid, sodium citrate, guar gum, silicon dioxide, less than 0.1% sodium benzoate (as a preservative), artificial coloring including red #40 and blue #2.
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Indigotine / indigo carmineSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- Sodium CitrateModerate concern
- SugarLow concern
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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