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Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 4 additives of concern.
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Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 23 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
4 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- 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.
Benzoic acidModerate concernPreservative; benzene-formation potential with ascorbic acid; intolerance reactions.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Preservative; benzene-formation potential with ascorbic acid; intolerance reactions.
- 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.
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.
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.
Ingredients
- Citric acid · E33023.9%No flag
- Erythritol · E96812%No flag
- Benzoic acid · E2101.5%Moderate
Preservative; benzene-formation potential with ascorbic acid; intolerance reactions.
- Preservative1.5%No flag
- Acesulfame potassium · E9500.4%Low
Sweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.
- Sucralose · E955<0.1%Moderate
Sweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
- Sorbic acid · E200<0.1%No flag
- Preservative<0.1%No flag
- Niacinamide · E375<0.1%No flag
- Natural flavouringNo flag
- Gum arabic · E414No flag
- Ester gum · E445No flag
- Caramel color · E150aNo flag
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
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Carbonated water, citric acid, erythritol, taurine, sodium citrate, benzoic acid (preservative), caffeine, acesulfame potassium, glucuronolactone, sucralose, sorbic acid (preservative), pantothenic acid, niacinamide, inositol, natural flavors, milk thistle extract, gum arabic, ester gum, pyridoxine hydrochloride, panax ginseng root extract, guarana seed extract, caramel color, cyanocobalamin.
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- Benzoic acidPreservative; benzene-formation potential with ascorbic acid; intolerance reactions.
- SucraloseSweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
- 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
- Carbonated WaterLow concern
- Sodium CitrateLow concern
- Pantothenic AcidLow concern
6 of 12 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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