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Western Family, Western Family Foods Inc.Beverages · 0015400174312

Western family, coolers sugar sweetened soft drink mix, pink lemonade

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Allura red AC).

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 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

2 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. DiphosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    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

  • Sugar53.6%No flag›
  • Fructose23.2%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E33011.6%No flag
  • Acid11.6%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% of5.8%No flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E3005.8%No flag
  • Vitamin c5.8%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch2.9%No flag›
  • Dextrin · E14001.5%No flag
  • E341iii0.7%No flag
  • Anti caking agent0.7%No flag
  • Sodium citrate0.4%No flag›
  • Acidity regulator0.4%No flag
  • E332ii0.2%No flag
  • Acidity regulator0.2%No flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450i<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Red 40 lake · E129<0.1%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Red 40 · E129<0.1%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Diphosphates (E450)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

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Sugar, fructose, citric acid (provides tartness), contains less than 2% of: ascorbic acid (vitamin c), modified corn starch, dextrin, tricalcium phosphate (prevents caking), sodium citrate (controls acidity), potassium citrate (controls acidity), sodium acid pyrophosphate, natural flavors, artificial color, red 40 lake, red 40.

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 moderate · 2 low · 1 not assessed

1 of 4 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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