Lime juices

Nellie & Joe's Key west lime juice

Name: Key west lime juice
Brand: Nellie & Joe's

16 fl oz

Excellent out of 100 Medium confidence

Why it scores 93

Nellie & Joe's Key west lime juice scores 93 out of 100 (Excellent) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:

minus 7.5 points Sodium benzoate: Benzoates can form small amounts of benzene in drinks that also contain ascorbic acid (vitamin C), especially with heat or light. Strong

Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.

The Receipt

Key west lime juice

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Ingredients

Sodium benzoate minus 7.5 points

Strong Benzoates can form small amounts of benzene in drinks that also contain ascorbic acid (vitamin C), especially with heat or light. [1][2][3]

subtotal−7.5

TOTAL 93Excellent

100 − 7.5 = 92.5 → 93

Serving: 1 serving (5 ml)

High Moderate Not recognized Tap an ingredient for its evidence and rules.

Label text, as published

KEY WEST LIME JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE, AND LESS THAN 1/10 OF 1% SODIUM BENZOATE AS A PRESERVATIVE.

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Benzene production from decarboxylation of benzoic acid in the presence of ascorbic acid and a transition-metal catalyst

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry · May 1993 · Peer-reviewed

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Food additives and hyperactive behaviour in 3-year-old and 8/9-year-old children in the community: a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial

The Lancet · November 2007 · Peer-reviewed

“Artificial colours or a sodium benzoate preservative (or both) in the diet result in increased hyperactivity in 3-year-old and 8/9-year-old children in the general population.”

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Re-evaluation of benzyl alcohol (E 1519) as food additive (records the 2016 benzoate re-evaluation)

European Food Safety Authority · Oct 30, 2019 · Agency assessment

“derived a group ADI of 5 mg/kg bw per day (expressed as benzoic acid) in accordance with the ADI previously derived by SCF and JECFA”

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