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Rose's watermelon cordial

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 6 additives of concern.

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 26 May 2025

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Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Azorubine / carmoisineHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US.
    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. 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.
  3. Sodium metabisulphiteModerate concernSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type 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.
  4. CyclamateModerate concernSweetener; historical bladder-tumour findings in animals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sweetener; historical bladder-tumour findings in animals.
    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.
  5. 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.
  6. SaccharinMinor concernSweetener; historical bladder-tumour finding shown to be rat-specific and not relevant to humans.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sweetener; historical bladder-tumour finding shown to be rat-specific and not relevant to humans.
    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

  • Water53.3%No flag›
  • Sugar23.3%No flag›
  • Malic acid · E29611.7%No flag
  • E29611.7%No flag
  • Stabilisers5.8%No flag
  • E440 · E440a2.9%No flag
  • E4462.9%No flag
  • Emulsifier2.9%No flag
  • E4141.5%No flag
  • E14501.5%No flag
  • Flavouring1.5%No flag
  • Non-nutritive sweeteners0.7%No flag
  • Sodium cyclamate · E9520.4%Moderate

    Sweetener; historical bladder-tumour findings in animals.

  • E9520.4%Moderate

    Sweetener; historical bladder-tumour findings in animals.

  • Sucralose · E9550.2%Moderate

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

  • E9550.2%Moderate

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

  • Sodium saccharin · E954<0.1%Low

    Sweetener; historical bladder-tumour finding shown to be rat-specific and not relevant to humans.

  • E954<0.1%Low

    Sweetener; historical bladder-tumour finding shown to be rat-specific and not relevant to humans.

  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate

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

  • E211<0.1%Moderate

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

  • Sodium metabisulphite · E223<0.1%Moderate

    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

  • E223<0.1%Moderate

    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

  • Anti foaming agent<0.1%No flag›
  • E900<0.1%No flag
  • ColourantNo flag
  • E122High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US.

  • AllergensNo flag›
  • NoneNo flag
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water, sugar, malic acid (e296), stabilisers (e440, e446) clouding agents (e414 and/or e1450), flavouring, non-nutritive sweeteners [sodium cyclamate (e952), sucralose (e955) , sodium saccharin (e954) preservatives: [sodium benzoate (e211) , sodium metabisulphite (e223) antifoaming agent (e900), colourant (e122), allergens: none,

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Azorubine / carmoisineSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Sodium metabisulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
  • CyclamateSweetener; historical bladder-tumour findings in animals.
  • SucraloseSweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
  • SaccharinSweetener; historical bladder-tumour finding shown to be rat-specific and not relevant to humans.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 low · 2 not assessed

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