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Essential AMIN.O. ENERGY
Optimum Nutrition0748927068238

Essential AMIN.O. ENERGY

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 14 Apr 2026

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    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. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor 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.
  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

  • Micronized Taurine51.7%No flag
  • Micronized L-Glutamine24.1%No flag
  • Micronized L-Arginine12.1%No flag
  • Micronized L-Leucine6%No flag
  • Beta-Alanine3%No flag›
  • Micronized L-Citrulline1.5%No flag
  • Micronized L-Isoleucine0.8%No flag
  • Micronized L-Valine0.4%No flag
  • Micronized L-Tyrosine0.2%No flag
  • Micronized L-Histidine<0.1%No flag
  • Micronized L-Lysine Hydrochloride<0.1%No flag
  • Micronized L-Phenylalanine<0.1%No flag
  • Micronized L-Threonine<0.1%No flag
  • Micronized L-MethionineNo flag
  • Sodium ChlorideNo flag›
  • Magnesium Oxide · E530No flag
  • Potassium Chloride · E508No flag
  • Citric Acid · E330No flag
  • Malic Acid · E296No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Calcium Silicate · E552No flag
  • Silicon Dioxide · E551No flag
  • Gum BlendNo flag
  • Cellulose Gum · E466Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • Xanthan Gum · E415No flag
  • Carrageenan · E407Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Sucralose · E955Moderate

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

  • InulinNo flag›
  • Beetroot juiceNo flag›
  • ColourNo flag
  • Acesulfame Potassium · E950Low

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

  • SunflowerNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
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Micronized Taurine, Micronized L-Glutamine, Micronized L-Arginine, Micronized L-Leucine, Beta-Alanine, Micronized L-Citrulline, Micronized L-Isoleucine, Micronized L-Valine, Micronized L-Tyrosine, Micronized L-Histidine, Micronized L-Lysine Hydrochloride, Micronized L-Phenylalanine, Micronized L-Threonine, Micronized L-Methionine, Sodium Chloride, Magnesium Oxide, Potassium Chloride, Citric Acid, Malic Acid, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Calcium Silicate, Silicon Dioxide, Gum Blend (Cellulose Gum, Xanthan Gum, Carrageenan), Sucralose, Inulin, Beet Juice Powder (color), Acesulfame Potassium, Sunflower and/or Soy Lecithin

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 14 Apr 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • SucraloseSweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
  • 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 minor · 2 low · 3 not assessed

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