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Gourmet soda

Name: Gourmet soda
Brand: Sprecher Brewing Company Inc.

Gourmet soda by Sprecher Brewing Company Inc. (Beverages). Greenveil's read: consider avoiding (food-health band "critical"). 2 additives of concern.

VerdictConsider avoiding

Not
assessed

Concern band

No chemical concern signal for this product.

based on 0 ingredients

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Carbonated water54.54545454545455%—›
Glucose syrup22.727272727272727%—›
Maltodextrin11.36363636363636%—›
Raw wi honey5.68181818181818%—
Natural and artificial flavors2.5%—
Quillaia1.5909090909090935%—
Yucca extract0.7954545454545467%—›
Citric acid0.3977272727272734%—
Sodium benzoate0.19886363636364024%⚠ moderate
As a preservative0.19886363636364024%—
Sodium chloride0.09943181818182012%—›
And caramel color0.09943181818181301%—
Ammonia caramel (E150C)⚠ moderate

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Carbonated water, glucose syrup, maltodextrin, raw wi honey, natural & artificial flavors, quillaia/yucca extract, citric acid, sodium benzoate (as a preservative), sodium chloride, and caramel color.

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern

Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
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

Decision read

Probably skip for everyday use

Probably skip

This read is based on the product's overall critical safety band; no per-ingredient chemical concern data is published for it yet.

Driven by the product's overall food/cosmetic safety band, not per-ingredient chemical concern. A balanced day-to-day read across overall concern and fit.

No ingredient drivers are available for this product.