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Pepsi twist
PepsiBeverages And Beverages Preparations · 5942204005809

Pepsi twist

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).

Food health
Critical
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 23 Apr 2026

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Water64%No flag›
  • Fructose-glucose syrup18.5%No flag
  • Sugar6%No flag›
  • Lemon juice1%No flag›
  • From concentrate0.5%No flag
  • Carbon dioxide · E2900.5%No flag
  • Colour0.5%No flag
  • Ammonium sulphite caramel0.5%No flag
  • Natural flavouring0.5%No flag
  • Caffeine0.5%No flag›
  • Acid0.5%No flag›
  • Phosphoric acid · E3380.5%Low

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

  • Acidity regulator0.5%No flag
  • Sodium citrate0.5%No flag›
  • Preservative7%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E2117%Moderate

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

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Water, fructose-glucose syrup, sugar, lemon juice (1%) from concentrate, carbon dioxide, color (ammonium sulphite caramel), natural flavors, caffeine, acid (phosphoric acid), acidity regulator (sodium citrate), preservative (sodium benzoate).

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Phosphoric acidAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 5 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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