Vitamin C + Zinc effervescent tablets

Why it's rated this way

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

1. AspartameModerate concernSweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.

   What it is

   Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.

   Why it's flagged

   Sweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.

   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. SaccharinMinor concernSweetener; historical bladder-tumour finding shown to be rat-specific and not relevant to humans.

   What it is

   Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.

   Why it's flagged

   Sweetener; historical bladder-tumour finding shown to be rat-specific and not relevant to humans.

   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.