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Pepsi Max
Beverages And Beverages Preparations · 4062139020515

Pepsi Max

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

Food health
High
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 16 May 2026

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Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Sulphite ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class IV (cola colour); may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI).
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Caramel colour class IV (cola colour); may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI).
    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. AspartameModerate concernSweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
    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. Phosphoric acidMinor concernAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some 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.
  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

  • Carbonated Water58.3%No flag›
  • Colour20.8%No flag
  • E150d20.8%Moderate

    Caramel colour class IV (cola colour); may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI).

  • Sweeteners10.4%No flag
  • Aspartame · E9515.2%Moderate

    Sweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.

  • Acesulfame K · E9505.2%Low

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

  • Acids5.2%No flag›
  • Phosphoric Acid · E3382.6%Low

    Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.

  • Citric Acid · E3302.6%No flag
  • Flavourings2.5%No flag
  • Caffeine flavour2.5%No flag
  • Preservative2.7%No flag
  • Potassium Sorbate · E2022.7%No flag
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Carbonated Water, Colour (E150d), Sweeteners (Aspartame, Acesulfame K), Acids (Phosphoric Acid, Citric Acid), Flavourings (Including Caffeine), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate). Contains a Source of Phenylalanine.

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sulphite ammonia caramelCaramel colour class IV (cola colour); may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI).
  • AspartameSweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
  • Phosphoric acidAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
  • 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 low · 1 not assessed

  1. 01Carbonated WaterLow concern
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