Is Mountain Blast Safe? Ingredient Analysis
Powerade
This page reviews Mountain Blast by Powerade as a soft drink. Its current score is 60/100, suggesting that it looks generally acceptable but still includes some ingredients worth reviewing.
If you want the short version, start with these flagged ingredients: Flavor, Acesulfame K, Sucralose.
60 / 100
Why score is 60
Composition analysis reveals the presence of synthetic sweeteners (acesulfame K, sucralose) and artificial color (E133), indicating a processed composition with quality concerns.
Main concern
Synthetic sweeteners (E950, E955) raise concerns about artificial additives.
Why it matters: This ingredient is flagged in our analysis based on regulatory and scientific sources. Check the Ingredients section for details and see Data sources for methodology.
Regulation status: Ingredient safety is assessed from EU/EPA/CIR and similar databases; formulations may vary. Always read the product label.
Pros
- Contains water as the primary ingredient, ensuring hydration.
- Food acids (E330, E331) provide tartness and enhance flavor.
- Sodium chloride contributes to electrolyte balance in the drink.
Concerns
- Synthetic sweeteners (E950, E955) raise concerns about artificial additives.
- Artificial color (E133) indicates the use of synthetic coloring agents.
- Presence of multiple food acids may affect taste perception negatively.
Ingredients breakdown
The ingredient notes below are written to explain what each ingredient does in this soft drink and why it matters.
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Is Water safe in this soft drink?
Good
Water is used here as base. Water serves as the primary ingredient, providing hydration and serving as a solvent for other components.
Role in formula: base
Original: water
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Is Citric Acid safe in this soft drink?
Medium
Citric Acid is used here as acidulant. Citric acid (E330) is used to provide tartness and enhance flavor, but it can be overly acidic for some consumers.
Role in formula: acidulant
Original: food acids (330)
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Is Sodium Citrate safe in this soft drink?
Medium
Sodium Citrate is used here as buffer. Sodium citrate (E331) acts as a buffering agent, helping to maintain pH balance, but is a processed ingredient.
Role in formula: buffer
Original: food acids (331)
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Is Flavor safe in this soft drink?
Bad
Flavor is used here as flavor. The term 'flavor' is vague and may include artificial or natural flavoring agents, raising concerns about transparency.
Role in formula: flavor
Original: flavour
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Is Sodium Chloride safe in this soft drink?
Good
Sodium Chloride is used here as base. Sodium chloride is included for taste and to provide essential electrolytes, contributing positively to hydration.
Role in formula: base
Original: sodium chloride
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Is Acesulfame K safe in this soft drink?
Bad
Acesulfame K is used here as sweetener. Acesulfame K (E950) is an artificial sweetener that raises concerns about synthetic additives and potential health effects.
Role in formula: sweetener
Original: sweeteners (955)
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Is Sucralose safe in this soft drink?
Bad
Sucralose is used here as sweetener. Sucralose (E955) is another artificial sweetener, which may have negative health implications and is often viewed skeptically.
Role in formula: sweetener
Original: sweeteners (950)
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Is Brilliant Blue safe in this soft drink?
Bad
Brilliant Blue is used here as colorant. Brilliant blue (E133) is a synthetic colorant that raises concerns about artificial coloring agents and their long-term effects.
Role in formula: colorant
Original: colour (133)
How we score
Our safety scores and ingredient breakdowns are based on regulatory and scientific sources. See Data sources & methodology and How Zerotox works for full details.
Product info
Product ID: 4252334
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