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Powerade

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Allura red AC).

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 29 Jan 2023

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Allura red ACHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    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. Potassium phosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    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

  • 5ER08158 water39.5%No flag
  • High fructose corn syrup.less than 0.5% of22%No flag
  • Citric 2016-P1640 12 acid22%No flag
  • NATURAL FLAVORS SAL and MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE and CALCIUM CHLORIDE and MONOPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE16.7%No flag
  • Electrolyte sources13.9%No flag
  • MODIFIED FOOD STARCH NO REFILL Facts PROOF OF PURCHAE ally Value" GLYCEROL ESTER OF ROSIN6.9%No flag
  • Protect color medium chain 1% calcium disodium EDTA0.9%No flag
  • Io triglycerides2%No flag
  • Vitamin B3 niacinamideNo flag
  • Vitamin B6 %|No flag›
  • Pyridoxine hydrochlorideNo flag›
  • Tamin B12No flag
  • CyanocobalaminNo flag›
  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
  • To protect taste bg 15%IRODUCED for the coca collNo flag
  • Potassium phosphates (E340)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

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5ER08158 WATER,HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP.LESS THAN 0.5% OF: CITRIC 2016-P1640 12 ACID,NATURAL FLAVORS SAL AND MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE AND CALCIUM CHLORIDE AND MONO-POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE (ELECTROLYTE SOURCES. MODIFIED FOOD STARCH NO REFILL Facts PROOF OF PURCHAE ally Value" GLYCEROL ESTER OF ROSIN. 0% 6% PROTECT COLOR MEDIUM CHAIN 1% CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (IO TRIGLYCERIDES. VITAMIN B3 NIACINAMIDE), VITAMIN B6 %| (PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE) TAMIN B12 (CYANOCOBALAMIN). RED 40. ASCORBIC ACID (TO PROTECT TASTE BG 15%IRODUCED FOR THE COCA COLL

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Potassium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

Chemical identity has not been assessed for this ingredient yet.

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