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Crush passion
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Cochineal / carmine).
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Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 30 May 2025
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
Cochineal / carmineModerate concernInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Insect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic 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.
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.
Ingredients
- Citric5%No flag
- Natural flavouring2.5%No flag
- Preservative2.5%No flag
- 2112.5%No flag
- Natural colours2.5%No flag
- 161b1.3%No flag
- 1201.3%No flag
- Sweetener2.5%No flag
- 9612.5%No flag
- Cochineal / carmine (E120)Moderate
Insect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
- Sodium benzoate (E211)Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
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CARBONATED WATER, SUGAR, FOOD ACID (CITRIC), NATURAL FLAVOURS, PRESERVATIVE (211), NATURAL COLOURS (161b, 120), SWEETENER (961).
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Cochineal / carmineInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
- 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
- Carbonated WaterLow concern
- SugarLow concern
1 of 3 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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