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Sodium Benzoate

Potentially Harmful

https://www.fda.gov/food/chemicals/questions-and-answers-occurrence-benzene-soft-drinks-and-other-beverages

Questions and Answers on the Occurrence of Benzene in Soft Drinks and Other Beverages

Food additives: Sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, azorubine, and tartrazine modify the expression of NFκB, GADD45α, and MAPK8 genes

Sodium benzoate-rich beverage consumption is associated with increased reporting of ADHD symptoms in college students: a pilot investigation

The role of histamine degradation gene polymorphisms in moderating the effects of food additives on children's ADHD symptoms

Protective role of catechin and quercetin in sodium benzoate-induced lipid peroxidation and the antioxidant system in human erythrocytes in vitro

Sodium benzoate-induced repeated episodes of acute urticaria/angio-oedema: randomized controlled trial

Maltodextrin

Added Sugar in the Diet

Pub Med - Sugar

Impact of sugar on the body, brain, and behavior

11 Reasons Too Much Sugar is Bad for You

WATER, APPLE JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: MALTODEXTRIN, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVORS, SODIUM BENZOATE AND POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVES), STEVIA EXTRACT.

Natural Flavor

Questionable

https://www.ewg.org/foodscores/content/natural-vs-artificial-flavors/

Synthetic ingredients in Natural Flavors and Natural Flavors in Artificial flavors

We are what we eat: Regulatory gaps in the United States that put our health at risk

Food-Induced Anaphylaxis: Role of Hidden Allergens and Cofactors

The GRAS provision - The FEMA GRAS program and the safety and regulation of flavors in the United States

Citric Acid

Pub Med - Potential role of the common food additive manufactured citric acid in eliciting significant inflammatory reactions contributing to serious disease states: A series of four case reports

Potential role of the common food additive manufactured citric acid in eliciting significant inflammatory reactions contributing to serious disease states: A series of four case reports

Stevia

Sweeteners from plants--with emphasis on Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni) and Siraitia grosvenorii (Swingle)

Low-Dose Stevia (Rebaudioside A) Consumption Perturbs Gut Microbiota and the Mesolimbic Dopamine Reward System

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-09/wios-gba091514.php

Gut bacteria, artificial sweeteners and glucose intolerance

FREEZER BARS, APPLE STRAWBERRY, APPLE, APPLE WHITE GRAPE, FRUIT PUNCH

The Jel Sert Company

FREEZER BARS, APPLE STRAWBERRY, APPLE, APPLE WHITE GRAPE, FRUIT PUNCH

Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt

Ingredients

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