Cool Drinks
| Foods Allowed | Foods to avoid – natural benzoates | Foods to avoid – added benzoates | |
| Rule | Any products that are in their natural form or do not have benzoates in them. READ THE LABELS | ||
| Example | Water, still water, spring water, carbonated water, Bean to cup coffee, Original Coca-Cola , | Fruit juices made with fruits containing natural benzoates (e.g. berries, strawberries, raspberries, prunes, peaches, papaya, nectarines) Tea including black tea, green tea, rooibos tea. | Some fizzy drinks e.g. cola drinks, Vimto, Dr Pepper, Fanta, Irn Bru, Sprite. Flavoured bottled waters. Squash, cordial, glucose drinks e.g. Lucozade Energade Other Items: Milk shake syrups, flavoured milk, Slush Puppie, nonalcoholic grape drinks, liquid coffee and chicory drinks (Instant Coffee) |
Alcohol
| Foods Allowed | Foods to avoid – natural benzoates | Foods to avoid – added benzoates | |
| Rule | Distilled products appear to be the safest drinks to have. READ THE LABELS | Stay away from products using flavors of natural items that are in foods to avoid list. | Stay away from products using mixes and added chemicals or items in the foods to avoid list |
| Example | Brandy, whiskey, unflavored vodka Tequila – Gold, Tequila – Silver Unsure items: Lager Beer, Ale Beer, Stout Beer, | Jagermeister, We are unsure of Wine and Champagne due the use of Grapes. | Mixed cocktails and energy type drinks. all drinks with added flavoring or mixes. |
Alcohol and Drinks is another one of the categories that have been very difficult to navigate. We contact Coca_Cola international and were informed that the original Coca-cola is Sodium benzoate free.
In regards to alcohol there is next to no information available. Good common sense has helped us navigate this category. If anyone has had reactions to different alcohols please let us know so that we can update the list.