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Beverages · 0043000078976

Sparkling drink

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

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 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Carbonated water54.2%No flag›
  • Invert sugar22.9%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% of citric acid11.5%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E2025.7%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E2112.9%Moderate

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

  • Preservative2.9%No flag
  • Sodium citrate1.4%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring0.7%No flag
  • Sucralose · E9550.4%Moderate

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

  • Calcium disodium edta · E3850.2%No flag
  • Preservative0.2%No flag
  • Glycerol esters of wood rosin · E445<0.1%No flag
  • Vitamin E<0.1%No flag›
  • Protects color<0.1%No flag
  • Beta-apo-8-carotenal · E160e<0.1%No flag
  • Colour<0.1%No flag
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Carbonated water, invert sugar, contains less than 2% of citric acid, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate (preservatives), sodium citrate, natural flavor, sucralose, calcium disodium edta (preservative), glycerol esters of wood rosin, tocopherol (protects color), beta-apo-8-carotenal (color).

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • SucraloseSweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

4 low

  1. 01Carbonated WaterLow concern

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