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Beverages · 7503017376012

Spicy cocktail mix for beer

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 21 Sep 2020

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Why it's rated this way

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

  1. TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    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. Allura red ACHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    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 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.
  4. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Liquid concentrate54.5%No flag
  • Water22.7%No flag›
  • Sugar11.4%No flag›
  • Salt5.7%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E3302.8%No flag
  • Lime juice1.4%No flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E2110.7%Moderate

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

  • Potassium sorbate · E2020.4%No flag
  • Preservative0.4%No flag
  • Spicy haw fruit ball0.2%No flag
  • Haw fruit pulp<0.1%No flag
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Powder<0.1%No flag
  • Arbol and guajillo chile<0.1%No flag
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • Yellow 5 · E102High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Sodium metabisulphite · E223Moderate

    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

  • Spicy rimmer<0.1%No flag
  • Chiile<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Artificial lime flavorNo flag
  • Red 40 lake · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Malic acid · E296No flag
  • Silicon dioxide · E551No flag
  • Anti-cakingNo flag
  • Corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • For the rim<0.1%No flag
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Liquid concentrate (water, sugar, salt, citric acid, lime juice, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate [preservatives](, spicy haw fruit ball (haw fruit pulp, sugar, chile powder [arbol and guajillo chile], citric acid, salt, sodium benzoate, yellow 5, red 40, sodium metabisulphite), spicy rimmer (chiile, salt, citric acid, artificial lime flavor, red 40 lake, malic acid, silicon dioxide [anti-caking]), corn starch (for the rim).

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Sodium metabisulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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