Is Peppermint Tea Safe? Ingredient Analysis
Naturland
This page reviews Peppermint Tea by Naturland as a other. Its current score is 0/100, suggesting that it has several flagged ingredients and may not suit cautious buyers.
If you want the short version, start with these flagged ingredients: Pork, Sodium Nitrite, Dextrose.
0 / 100
Why score is 0
The ingredient list includes sodium nitrite, a synthetic preservative, and dextrose, a processed sugar. These raise significant quality and safety concerns, indicating a highly processed composition.
Main concern
Sodium nitrite is a synthetic preservative used for curing meats, raising concerns about its safety and potential health risks.
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.
Concerns
- Sodium nitrite is a synthetic preservative used for curing meats, raising concerns about its safety and potential health risks.
- Dextrose and glucose syrup are processed sugars that contribute to a high level of refinement, indicating lower quality.
- Triphosphates are used as stabilizers but can raise concerns regarding their processing and potential health implications.
- The presence of pork raises concerns for those with dietary restrictions, limiting its appeal.
Who should avoid this product?
You may want to be cautious with this product if you are:
- people avoiding animal-derived ingredients
Ingredients breakdown
The ingredient notes below are written to explain what each ingredient does in this other and why it matters.
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Is Pork safe in this other?
Bad
Pork is used here as base. Pork is the primary ingredient, which may not be suitable for all consumers due to dietary restrictions.
Role in formula: base
Original: Schweinefleisch
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Is Sodium Nitrite safe in this other?
Bad
Sodium Nitrite is used here as preservative. Sodium nitrite is a synthetic preservative used for curing meats, raising concerns about its safety and potential health risks.
Role in formula: preservative
Original: jodiertes Nitritpökelsalz
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Is Pumpkin Seeds safe in this other?
Medium
Pumpkin Seeds is used here as base. Pumpkin seeds are a natural ingredient that adds some nutritional value, but their low percentage limits their impact.
Role in formula: base
Original: Kürbiskerne 2%
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Is Dextrose safe in this other?
Bad
Dextrose is used here as sweetener. Dextrose is a processed sugar that contributes to a high level of refinement, indicating lower quality.
Role in formula: sweetener
Original: Dextrose
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Is Glucose Syrup safe in this other?
Bad
Glucose Syrup is used here as sweetener. Glucose syrup is a highly processed sugar that raises concerns about its impact on health and nutrition.
Role in formula: sweetener
Original: Glukosesirup
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Is Spices safe in this other?
Medium
Spices is used here as flavor. Spices are natural flavoring agents that can enhance taste, but their unspecified nature limits quality assessment.
Role in formula: flavor
Original: Gewürze
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Is Sodium Ascorbate safe in this other?
Medium
Sodium Ascorbate is used here as antioxidant. Sodium ascorbate is an antioxidant that helps preserve freshness but is a processed form of vitamin C.
Role in formula: antioxidant
Original: Antioxidationsmittel: Natriumascorbat
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Is Triphosphates safe in this other?
Bad
Triphosphates is used here as stabilizer. Triphosphates are used as stabilizers but can raise concerns regarding their processing and potential health implications.
Role in formula: stabilizer
Original: Stabilisator: Triphosphate
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: 3861192
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