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Spider EnergyBeverages · 0851400002275

Spider, Energy Drink

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 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 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    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.

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

Ingredients

  • Contains52%No flag
  • Carbonated52%No flag
  • Water24%No flag›
  • Sucrose3.2%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E3303.2%No flag
  • Taurine3.2%No flag›
  • Glucose3.2%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouring2.5%No flag
  • Sodium citrate2.5%No flag›
  • Caffeine2.5%No flag›
  • Potassium benzoate · E2121.9%No flag
  • As preservative panax ginseng extract1%No flag
  • Green tea extract0.5%No flag›
  • Guarana seed extract0.2%No flag›
  • Sucralose · E9550.1%Moderate

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

  • Red #40 · E129<0.1%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Ester gum · E445<0.1%No flag
  • L-carnitine<0.1%No flag›
  • L-glutamineNo flag›
  • Niacinamide · E375No flag
  • Vitamin b3 · E375No flag
  • Calcium pantothenateNo flag›
  • Pantothenic acidNo flag›
  • Pyridoxine hydrochlorideNo flag›
  • Vitamin b6No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • Vitamin b2 · E101No flag
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Brominated soybean oilNo flag›
  • And cyanocobalaminNo flag›
  • Vitamin b12No flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

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Contains: carbonated, water, sucrose, citric acid, taurine, glucose, natural and artificial flavor, sodium citrate, caffeine, potassium benzoate (as preservative panax ginseng extract, green tea extract, guarana seed extract, sucralose, red #40, ester gum, l-carnitine, l-glutamine, niacinamide (vitamin b3), calcium pantothenate (vitamin b5), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), riboflavin (vitamin b2), caramel color, brominated soybean oil, and cyanocobalamin (vitamin b12).

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
  • SucraloseSweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

8 low · 6 not assessed

6 of 14 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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