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vimto £1.49 SINCEADO SINCE 1908 £1.49 VIMTO
Vimto5010438019784

vimto £1.49 SINCEADO SINCE 1908 £1.49 VIMTO

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

3 additives on this label are 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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 Water81.4%No flag›
  • Sugar3.7%No flag›
  • Mixed Fruit3%No flag
  • Grape2.3%No flag›
  • Blackcur Raspberry0.8%No flag
  • Acid1.5%No flag›
  • Citric Acid · E3301.5%No flag
  • Vimto Flavouring1.5%No flag
  • Including Natural Extracts of Fruits Herbs0.8%No flag
  • Malted barley0.4%No flag›
  • Spice0.4%No flag›
  • Natural Flavouring1.5%No flag
  • Colour1.5%No flag
  • Of Carrot0.8%No flag›
  • Roselle flower0.8%No flag›
  • Preservative1.5%No flag
  • Potassium Sorbate · E2020.8%No flag
  • Sodium Benzoate · E2110.8%Moderate

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

  • Antioxidant1.5%No flag
  • Ascorbic Acid · E3001.5%No flag
  • Sweeteners1.5%No flag
  • Sucralose · E9550.8%Moderate

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

  • Acesulfame K · E9500.8%Low

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

  • Typical values1.5%No flag
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Carbonated Water, Sugar, Mixed Fruit Juices From Concentrate 3% (Grape, Blackcur Raspberry), Acid (Citric Acid), Vimto Flavouring (Including Natural Extracts of Fruits Herbs, Barley Malt and Spices), Natural Flavouring, Colouring Food (Concentrates of Carrot, Hibiscus), Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate), Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid), Sweeteners (Sucralose, Acesulfame K). Typical values

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Mar 2026

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.
  • 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

2 low · 1 not assessed

  1. 01Carbonated WaterLow concern
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