Sodastream concentré, Cola sans sucres

Why it's rated this way

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

1. Sulphite ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class IV (cola colour); may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI).

   What it is

   Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.

   Why it's flagged

   Caramel colour class IV (cola colour); may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI).

   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. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.