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Beverages · 0078000018509

Venom energy, energy drink, strawberry, apple

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

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Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 23 Apr 2020

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Why it's rated this way

4 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. 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.
  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.
  4. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Carbonated water52.4%No flag›
  • Erythritol · E96823.8%No flag
  • Citric acid · E33011.9%No flag
  • Taurine6%No flag›
  • Sodium citrate l-carnitine3%No flag
  • Inositol1.5%No flag›
  • Caffeine0.7%No flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E2110.4%Moderate

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

  • Preservative0.4%No flag
  • Acesulfame potassium · E9500.2%Low

    Sweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.

  • Sucralose · E955<0.1%Moderate

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

  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Niacinamide · E375<0.1%No flag
  • Vitamin b3 · E375<0.1%No flag
  • Acacia gum · E414<0.1%No flag
  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • GinsengNo flag›
  • Pyridoxine hydrochlorideNo flag›
  • Vitamin b6No flag›
  • Guarana extractNo flag›
  • Ester gum · E445No flag
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • Vitamin b2 · E101No flag
  • CyanocobalaminNo flag›
  • Vitamin b12No flag›
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Carbonated water, erythritol, citric acid, taurine, sodium citrate l-carnitine, inositol, caffeine, sodium benzoate (preservative), acesulfame potassium, sucralose, natural flavors, niacinamide (vitamin b3), acacia gum, red 40, ginseng extract, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), guarana extract, ester gum, riboflavin (vitamin b2( 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.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • SucraloseSweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
  • 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

1 high · 3 moderate · 1 minor · 1 low · 2 not assessed

  6. 06Carbonated WaterLow concern
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