Alani Nu Cotton Candy Energy Drink

Name: Alani Nu Cotton Candy Energy Drink
Brand: Alani Nu

Fitness-brand energy drink with 200 mg of caffeine, biotin and L-theanine, sweetened with sucralose and acesulfame.

Label check

Flagged ingredients2

Synthetic dyesNone listed
Corn syrupNone listed
Artificial sweetenersSucralose, Acesulfame potassium
Seed oilsNone listed
PreservativesNone listed

Fails 1 of 5 standards. Read from the ingredient list below; what each check counts.

What was flagged, and the words it was read from

Ingredient	Check	On the label as
Sucralose	Artificial sweeteners	SUCRALOSE
Acesulfame potassium	Artificial sweeteners	ACESULFAME POTASSIUM

Ingredients as listed

Carbonated Water, Citric Acid, Taurine, Sodium Citrate, L-Theanine, Caffeine, Sucralose, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), L-Carnitine L-Tartrate, Acesulfame Potassium, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Natural Flavor, Gum Arabic, Niacinamide (Vitamin B3), Inositol, Glucuronolactone, D-Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), Salt, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Guarana Seed Extract, D-Biotin, Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12)

Source: Celsius Holdings’s product page, copied as published. Recipes change, and the pack you buy may print a newer list.

Same aisle, fewer flags

More energy drink first, then the rest of the sports and energy drinks aisle. Each passes all five checks.

Alani Nu Cotton Candy Energy Drink

Label check

What was flagged, and the words it was read from

Ingredients as listed

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