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Sparletta Iron Brew
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Sparletta Iron Brew

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 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 27 Jun 2019

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Ponceau 4RHigh 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. 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.
  4. 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

  • SOFT ORIMK WITH SUGAR and NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETEMERS CARSONATED WATER54.5%No flag
  • Sugar colourants22.7%No flag
  • Caramel · E15011.4%No flag
  • Car oshne soiset vellon5.7%No flag
  • Ponceau 4R · E1205.7%High

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

  • Flavouring citric acid11.4%No flag
  • Non-huthitie nietners5.7%No flag
  • Sodum cyclamate2.8%No flag
  • Sodium saccharin · E9542.8%Low

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

  • Sodium glugomate esewaties2.8%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E2111.4%Moderate

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

  • Stabilisers0.7%No flag
  • Coca-cola caers of iorerh afrfica pty ltd0.4%No flag
  • 96 mullet street0.2%No flag
  • Wadeville 1407<0.1%No flag
  • URDER AUTTORAY @ T S m0 00<0.1%No flag
  • Ponceau 4R (E124)High

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

  • Cyclamate (E952)Moderate

    Sweetener; historical bladder-tumour findings in animals.

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SOFT ORIMK WITH SUGAR AND NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETEMERS CARSONATED WATER,SUGAR COLOURANTS(CARAMEL, CAR OSHNE SOISET VELLON, PONCEAU 4R), FLAVOURING CITRIC ACID, NON-HUTHITIE NIETNERS (SODUM CYCLAMATE, SODIUM SACCHARIN), SODIUM GLUGOMATE ESEWATIES (SODIUM BENZOATE, STABILISERS. COCA-COLA CAERS OF IORERH AFRFICA PTY LTD., 96 MULLET STREET, WADEVILLE 1407, SOUTH AFRICA URDER AUTTORAY @ T S m0 00

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Ponceau 4RSouthampton 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.
  • CyclamateSweetener; historical bladder-tumour findings in animals.
  • SaccharinSweetener; historical bladder-tumour finding shown to be rat-specific and not relevant to humans.

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