IRN Bru
IRN Bru. Greenveil's read: consider avoiding (food-health band "critical"). 5 additives of concern.
Ingredients0Coverage0/0 resolvedDriversNo priority drivers flagged
VerdictConsider avoiding
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Change lensFood health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Food healthCritical
Contains additive of concern
- Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Ponceau 4RSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US.
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- AspartameSweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
- Acesulfame KSweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Ingredients (24)
- Carbonated water52.083333333333336%—›
- Sugar2.25%—›
- Acid2.25%—›
- Citric acid2.25%—
- Flavourings including caffeine2.25%—
- Ammonium ferric citrate2.25%—
- Quinine2.25%—›
- Sweeteners2.25%—
- Aspartame1.125%⚠ moderate
- Acesulfame k1.125%⚠ low
- Preservative2.25%—
- E2112.25%⚠ moderate
- Colours2.25%—
- Sunset yellow fat fcf1.125%—
- Ponceau 4r1.125%⚠ high
- Sunset yellow fcf2.25%⚠ high
- Ponceau 4r2.25%⚠ high
- May have an adverse of which sebua effect on activity and attention in children1.125%—
- Contains a source of phenylalanin0.5625%—
- Carbohydrate best before end0.5625%—
- See below label and shoulder of bottle a.g2.25%—
- Barr2.25%—
- Freepost rrgu-sery-rsak2.25%—
- Glasgow2.25%—
- G68 9hq2.25%—
- Uk2.25%—
- A.g2.25%—
- Bar2.25%—
- Fitzwilliam hall2.25%—
- Fp2.25%—
- Dublin1.4583333333333286%—
- Roi0.7291666666666643%—
- D02 1292 [email protected] www.im-bru.co.uk0.7291666666666572%—
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carbonated water, sugar, acid (citric acid), flavourings including caffeine, ammonium ferric citrate & quinine), sweeteners (aspartame, acesulfame k), preservative (e211), colours (sunset yellow fat fcf, ponceau 4r), sunset yellow fcf & ponceau 4r: may have an adverse of which sebua effect on activity and attention in children. contains a source of phenylalanin. carbohydrate best before end: see below label or shoulder of bottle a.g. barr, freepost rrgu-sery-rsak, glasgow, g68 9hq, uk. a.g. bar, fitzwilliam hall, fp, dublin, roi, d02 1292 [email protected] www.im-bru.co.uk
Decision read
Probably skip for everyday use
Probably skipThis 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.
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