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Ribena Blackcurrant
RibenaPlant Based Foods And Beverages · 5054267006102

Ribena Blackcurrant

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

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 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

2 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. 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

  • Water77.9%No flag›
  • Blackcurrant Juice from Concentrate6%No flag
  • Sugar2.3%No flag›
  • Thickener2.3%No flag
  • Polydextrose Acidity Regulator2.3%No flag
  • Sodium Gluconate · E5762.3%No flag
  • Vitamin C Acid2.3%No flag
  • Citric Acid · E3302.3%No flag
  • Flavourings2.3%No flag
  • Sweeteners2.3%No flag
  • Acesulfame K · E9501.2%Low

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

  • Sucralose · E9551.2%Moderate

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

  • Contains 1 serving2.3%No flag
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Water, Blackcurrant Juice from Concentrate (6%), Sugar, Thickener (Polydextrose Acidity Regulator (Sodium Gluconate), Vitamin C Acid (Citric Acid), Flavourings, Sweeteners (Acesulfame K, Sucralose). Contains 1 serving

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • 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

1 moderate · 1 low

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