Red Bull Plus
Red Bull Plus by Red Bull (Beverages). 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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Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Food healthCritical
Contains additive of concern
- TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- 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.
- SucraloseSweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
- Acesulfame KSweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Ingredients (17)
- Taurine53.125%—›
- D-glucuronolactone23.4375%—›
- Caffeine11.71875%—›
- Inositol5.859375%—›
- Lysine2.9296875%—›
- Choline bitartrate1.46484375%—›
- Vitamin B30.732421875%—
- Dexpanthenol0.3662109375%—›
- Vitamin B60.18310546875%—›
- Vitamin B120.091552734375%—›
- 7mcg0.091552734375%—
- Citric acid0.0457763671875%—
- Sodium benzoate0.02288818359375%⚠ moderate
- Colouring0.011444091796875%—
- E1020.0057220458984375%⚠ high
- E1240.0057220458984375%⚠ high
- Emulsifier0.0057220458984375%—
- E4150.0057220458984375%—
- Flavouring substance Maltitol syrup Acesulfame-K0.00286102294921875%—
- Sucralose0.00286102294921875%⚠ moderate
- Acesulfame K (E950)⚠ low
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Taurine (1000mg), D-glucuronolactone (400mg), Caffeine (80mg), Inositol (50mg), Lysine (50mg), Choline bitartrate (50mg), Vitamin B3 (30mg), Dexpanthenol (7mg), Vitamin B6 (6mg), Vitamin B12 (7mcg) Citric acid, Sodium benzoate, Colouring (E102, E124), Emulsifier (E415), Flavouring substance Maltitol syrup Acesulfame-K, Sucralose.
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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