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Sparklin fruit flavour drink
VimtoPlant Based Foods And Beverages · 5010438130397

Sparklin fruit flavour drink

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sulphite ammonia caramel).

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 20 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Sulphite ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class IV (cola colour); may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI).
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Caramel colour class IV (cola colour); may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI).
    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.

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

Ingredients

  • Carbonated water55.6%No flag›
  • Sugar6.8%No flag›
  • Black carrot6.8%No flag›
  • Roselle flower6.8%No flag›
  • Colour6.8%No flag
  • E150d6.8%Moderate

    Caramel colour class IV (cola colour); may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI).

  • Acid6.8%No flag›
  • Acide citrique · E3306.8%No flag
  • Arôme Vimto5.2%No flag
  • Comprenant des extraits naturels de fruits2.6%No flag
  • D'herbes1.3%No flag
  • Spice1.3%No flag›
  • Preservative2.6%No flag
  • Benzoate de sodium · E2111.3%Moderate

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

  • Sorbate de potassium · E2021.3%No flag
  • Acidity regulator2.6%No flag
  • Citrate de sodium2.6%No flag›
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Eau gazéifiée, sucre raffiné, extraits de carotte noire et d'hibiscus, colorant (caramel E150d), acidifiant (acide citrique), arôme Vimto (comprenant des extraits naturels de fruits, d'herbes et d'épices), conservateurs (benzoate de sodium, sorbate de potassium), régulateur d'acidité (citrate de sodium).

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sulphite ammonia caramelCaramel colour class IV (cola colour); may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI).
  • 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

2 low · 3 not assessed

  1. 01Carbonated WaterLow concern
3 of 5 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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