Liquid Water Enhancer · barcode 00000004304605
Black Cherry Energy Liquid Water Enhancer, Black Cherry
Mio · Kraft Heinz Foods Company
- Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
- RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
- Additives2 ingredients are banned or unapproved somewhere. Which
- TypicalFDA's tests of liquid water enhancer show what's typical. See levels
Additives with restrictions somewhere
From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2023-11-16). Recipes change, so check the package you have.
Red No. 40 (Allura Red) (E129)
- US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows Red No. 40 as a certified color additive. Source
- EU: Allowed with warning label Allowed as E129, but foods containing it must say it "may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children." (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex V) Source
- California: Banned in school meals from 2027-12-31 Banned in food and drinks offered in California public schools from December 31, 2027. (AB 2316 (2024)) Source
- West Virginia: Banned from 2028-01-01 Food containing it is treated as adulterated in West Virginia from January 1, 2028. (HB 2354 (2025)) Source
- West Virginia: Banned in school meals from 2025-08-01 Banned in West Virginia school meals since August 1, 2025. (HB 2354 (2025)) Source
- Texas: Warning label required from 2027-01-01 Labels developed on or after January 1, 2027 must warn that the product contains an ingredient not recommended for consumption in Australia, Canada, the EU or the UK. (SB 25 (2025)) Source
- Louisiana: Banned in school meals from 2028-2029 school year Banned in Louisiana school food from the 2028-2029 school year (concession stands and vending machines exempt). (SB 14, Act 463 (2025)) Source
- Louisiana: Warning label required from 2028-01-01 Products containing it must carry a QR code disclosure from January 1, 2028. (SB 14, Act 463 (2025)) Source
Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue) (E133)
- US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows Blue No. 1 as a certified color additive. Source
- EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E133. (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) Source
- California: Banned in school meals from 2027-12-31 Banned in food and drinks offered in California public schools from December 31, 2027. (AB 2316 (2024)) Source
- West Virginia: Banned from 2028-01-01 Food containing it is treated as adulterated in West Virginia from January 1, 2028. (HB 2354 (2025)) Source
- West Virginia: Banned in school meals from 2025-08-01 Banned in West Virginia school meals since August 1, 2025. (HB 2354 (2025)) Source
- Texas: Warning label required from 2027-01-01 Labels developed on or after January 1, 2027 must warn that the product contains an ingredient not recommended for consumption in Australia, Canada, the EU or the UK. (SB 25 (2025)) Source
- Louisiana: Banned in school meals from 2028-2029 school year Banned in Louisiana school food from the 2028-2029 school year (concession stands and vending machines exempt). (SB 14, Act 463 (2025)) Source
- Louisiana: Warning label required from 2028-01-01 Products containing it must carry a QR code disclosure from January 1, 2028. (SB 14, Act 463 (2025)) Source
Sucralose (E955)
- US (FDA): Allowed FDA approved it as a sweetener. Source
- EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E955. (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) Source
- Louisiana: Banned in school meals from 2028-2029 school year Banned in Louisiana school food from the 2028-2029 school year (concession stands and vending machines exempt). (SB 14, Act 463 (2025)) Source
- Louisiana: Warning label required from 2028-01-01 Products containing it must carry a QR code disclosure from January 1, 2028. (SB 14, Act 463 (2025)) Source
Acesulfame potassium (E950)
- US (FDA): Allowed FDA approved it as a sweetener. Source
- EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E950. (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) Source
- Louisiana: Banned in school meals from 2028-2029 school year Banned in Louisiana school food from the 2028-2029 school year (concession stands and vending machines exempt). (SB 14, Act 463 (2025)) Source
- Louisiana: Warning label required from 2028-01-01 Products containing it must carry a QR code disclosure from January 1, 2028. (SB 14, Act 463 (2025)) Source
Typical for liquid water enhancer
FDA doesn't test this exact kind of food, so these are the closest foods it does test. Treat them as a rough guide.
- Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Arsenic (total), Perchlorate: usually below 1 ppb, the lab's limit, in FDA's samples.
FDA samples behind these numbers
- Lead in Fruit drink (5% - 25% juice), canned or bottled: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Lead in Fruit drink, from powder: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Fruit drink (5% - 25% juice), canned or bottled: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Fruit drink, from powder: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Fruit drink (5% - 25% juice), canned or bottled: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Fruit drink, from powder: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Fruit drink (5% - 25% juice), canned or bottled: found in 1 of 3, average 0.37, highest 1.1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Fruit drink, from powder: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Perchlorate in Fruit drink (10% juice), canned or bottled: found in 4 of 20, average 0.2, highest 1 ppb (2008-2012)
- Perchlorate in Fruit drink, from powder: found in 5 of 20, average 0.33, highest 2 ppb (2008-2012)
"Typically" is FDA's middle sample. Daily amounts use the long-run average and each chemical's daily limit (EPA reference dose, or FDA's level for lead) for a 33-lb toddler and a 154-lb adult. ppb = micrograms per kilogram of food. Source: FDA Total Diet Study.
Not tested
No published results for this product cover: Metals, Perchlorate, Phthalates (plastic softeners), Phthalate substitutes, Bisphenols. That means nobody has published a test, not that these are absent.
Ingredients (from the label)
WATER, CITRIC ACID, CAFFEINE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF TAURINE, GUARANA EXTRACT, GINSENG EXTRACT (PANAX), NIACINAMIDE (VITAMIN B3), VITAMIN B6, VITAMIN IN B12, NATURAL FLAVOR, SUCRALOSE AND ACESULFAME POTASSIUM (SWEETENERS), SODIUM CITRATE, POTASSIUM CITRATE, GUM ARABIC, SUCROSE ACETATE ISOBUTYRATE, RED 40, BLUE 1, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE).
From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2023-11-16. Labels change; check the package.