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Sprite, Lemon-Lime Soda, Lemon-Lime
SpriteBeverages And Beverages Preparations · 0049000030815

Sprite, Lemon-Lime Soda, Lemon-Lime

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (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 3 May 2025

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Carbonated Water58.3%No flag›
  • High Fructose Corn Syrup20.8%No flag›
  • Citric Acid · E33010.4%No flag
  • Natural flavouring2.5%No flag
  • Sodium Citrate2.5%No flag›
  • Sodium Benzoate · E2115.4%Moderate

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

  • To Protect Taste5.4%No flag
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Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Citric Acid, Natural Flavors, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Benzoate (To Protect Taste).

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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

3 low

  1. 01Carbonated WaterLow concern

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