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Immune Booster: Lemon & Ginger
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 5 additives of concern.
- Critical
Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 30 Jan 2025
Why it's rated this way
5 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
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.
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.
Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- 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.
Acesulfame KMinor concernSweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Sweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.
- 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.
Ingredients
- Citric Acid · E3303.5%No flag
- E3303.5%No flag
- E331iii3.5%No flag
- E3313.5%No flag
- Flavouring3.5%No flag
- Colourant Tartrazins1.5%No flag
- E1021.5%High
Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- Preservative1.5%No flag
- Sodium Benzoate · E2111.5%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- E2111.5%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Stabiliser1.5%No flag
- E4661.5%Low
Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- Non-nutritive Sweeteners1.5%No flag
- Sodium Cyclamate · E9521.5%Moderate
Sweetener; historical bladder-tumour findings in animals.
- Acesulfame-K · E9501.5%Low
Sweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.
- Saccharin Ascorbic Acid1.4%No flag
- E3001.4%No flag
- Zinc Picolin1.4%No flag
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Carbonated water, Sugar, Citric Acid (E330), Trisodium Citrate (E331), Flavouring, Reconstituted Lemon Juice (3%), Colourant Tartrazins (E102)], Preservative (Sodium Benzoate (E211), Stabilizer (E466), Non-nutritive Sweeteners (Sodium Cyclamate, Acesulfame-K, Saccharin Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C (E300)), Zinc Picolin
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.
- 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.
- Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- Acesulfame KSweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- Carbonated WaterLow concern
- SugarLow concern
1 of 3 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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