Dr Pepper
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Dr Pepper, current as of September 2026. Screening averages and flag shares live in the short-answer band below. This hero only situates the catalog slice.
The short answer
Dr Pepper averages 82.3/100 across the 91 of 156 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 82.4% of those contain at least one separately flagged ingredient. The figure summarizes Open Food Facts labels cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI; it does not establish recall status, allergy suitability, or the composition of products outside this snapshot.
- 82.3/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 91 scored products
- 156
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 82.4%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 96.6%
- of NOVA-classified products that are ultra-processed (Group 4)
Source snapshot current as of September 2026; open individual products before making a product-specific decision.
Portfolio reading
Use the distribution, then open the outliers
With 156 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins crush sugar free packs; Cherry Zero Sugar; Brisk iced tea; 82.4% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 82.3/100. Open those outliers first, then compare neighboring formulations. The aggregate does not establish recall status, allergen suitability, or the composition of an item outside this snapshot.
Catalog evidence
Ingredient-list coverage comes before the score
Only 91 of 156 tracked Dr Pepper records (58.3%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 65 cannot be screened, so the 82.3/100 mean describes the labelled subset rather than the whole brand.
Next check: use the product rows below to verify the labelled subset, then compare the current package for any unscored item.
What the Data Says About Dr Pepper
Dr Pepper: 156 products tracked, 91 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 82.3/100, 82.4% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 58.3% of tracked records, this average is a description of the labelled subset, not a brand-wide tier. The coverage gap is the dominant limitation. Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →
Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), Dr Pepper's 82.4% flagged share is 64.4 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Dr Pepper processing intensity
Dr Pepper's NOVA-classified set is 88 products: 96.6% ultra-processed (Group 4, 85 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 85. That ultra-processed share sits 18.3 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Dr Pepper shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Dr Pepper concentrates in Beverages (48, 57% of this top-five); Beverages and beverages preparations (31); Bebidas (2); Snacks (2); Plant-based foods and beverages (1).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beverages | 34 | 82.4/100 | 85.3% |
| Beverages and beverages preparations | 28 | 85.7/100 | 78.6% |
| Bebidas | 2 | 80/100 | 100% |
| Snacks | 2 | 82.5/100 | 100% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Dr Pepper's 82.4% flagged share is measured across 91 scored products. The chart places that rate against the 50 brands with 50+ scored products in this snapshot, the same qualifying cohort used on the rankings page.
Dr Pepper flagged share vs large-brand cohort
82.4% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
82% 20th percentile is at or above the flagged share of 20% of the 50 qualifying brands we track
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more qualifying brands. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Distribution as text
- 0%–10%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 10%–20%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 20%–30%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 30%–40%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 40%–50%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 50%–60%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 60%–70%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 70%–80%
- 3 qualifying brands (6%)
- 80%–90%
- 25 qualifying brands (50%)
- 90% and above
- 22 qualifying brands (44%)
Source Open Food Facts × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Portfolio shape
How scores cluster inside this brand
The brand average (82.3/100) summarizes 91 scored products. This distribution shows whether that mean sits on a tight cluster or a wide spread, a few low-scoring SKUs can matter even when the headline average looks strong.
Dr Pepper product score distribution
Brand average 82.3/100 across 91 scored products
82 39th percentile sits above 39% of the 91 scored products we track
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Distribution as text
- 20–30
- 2 scored products (2%)
- 30–40
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 40–50
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 50–60
- 5 scored products (5%)
- 60–70
- 13 scored products (14%)
- 70–80
- 5 scored products (5%)
- 80–90
- 17 scored products (19%)
- 90–100
- 31 scored products (34%)
- 100 and above
- 16 scored products (18%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Dr Pepper relies most on Caramel Coloring, an industry staple
Across the 91 Dr Pepper products scored here, Caramel Coloring appears in 64. It is used by 3,551 other brands in this database (10.1% of them), so its presence says more about the category than about this brand. A flag records that a named source raised a concern about an ingredient. It is not a finding that a product is unsafe to eat.
| Flagged ingredient | Dr Pepper products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Caramel Coloring | 64 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Aspartame | 31 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Acesulfame Potassium | 17 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Red 40 | 12 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Blue 1 | 3 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Sucralose | 3 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Yellow 6 | 3 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 5 | 2 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
Counts are products in this database whose ingredient list names the flagged ingredient. Flags come from FDA enforcement actions, CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings and US state ingredient laws; see the methodology for how each source is applied.
Visible product sample
Label complexity does not determine the screening result
Each point is one of the 50 concern-sorted Dr Pepper records shown below. Horizontal position is the number of resolved ingredients on that product's stored label; vertical position is its source-derived screening score. The dashed medians (10 ingredients and 70/100) divide this displayed sample only. A longer label is not automatically worse: open a specific product to inspect its flagged rows and source coverage.
- Shown records
- 50
- Median label
- 10 ingredients
- Median score
- 70/100
The outlined point is crush sugar free packs, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (4). Bubble size represents flagged ingredient count plus one, so zero-flagged products remain visible. The score is derived from FDA SAFFA and CSPI fields; this chart does not establish recall status, dietary suitability, or a health outcome.
Read the plotted values
- crush sugar free packs: 10 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Cherry Zero Sugar: 13 resolved ingredients, 40/100, 4 flagged.
- Brisk iced tea: 14 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Fruit juicy red: 23 resolved ingredients, 35/100, 3 flagged.
- Diet, cherry: 11 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- zero sugar: 10 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Dr. Pepper Zero Sugar: 12 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Dr Pepper Zero Sugar: 9 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- zero sugar: 9 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Dr Pepper & Cream Soda Zero Sugar: 11 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Dr Pepper Zero: 10 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- zero sugar: 10 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Zero Sugar Dr Pepper: 11 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Dr Pepper Zero Sugar Creamy Coconut: 9 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Creamy Coconut zero sugar: 10 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Dr Pepper Blackberry Zero Sugar: 10 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- zero sugar soda: 10 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Zero Sugar: 10 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Crush, soda, orange, orange: 12 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Caffeine free peach soda: 10 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Orange soda: 11 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Sunkist Orange Soda: 11 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Candy Twists: 23 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Diet lemon lime soda: 12 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- crush strawberry: 9 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Cherry: 11 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Diet dr pepper: 8 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Diet Dr Pepper: 8 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Diet Soda: 8 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- zero sugar: 10 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Dr Pepper zero: 11 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Zero Sugar Strawberries & Cream: 12 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Dr.Pepper zero sugar: 9 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Diet Dr pepper: 8 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Diet Dr Pepper: 8 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Diet Dr Pepper: 8 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Diet dr pepper: 8 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Dr pepper soda by dr: 7 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Diet Dr Pepper: 8 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Diet Dr Pepper: 8 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Diet Dr Pepper: 8 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Vernors zero sugar: 8 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- cherry 7 up: 28 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Dr pepper: 10 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Flavored candy twist: 26 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Dr Pepper: 8 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Diet cherry soda: 8 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Dr Pepper: 8 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Dr Pepper Cane Sugar: 7 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Dr Pepper: 10 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
Products by Dr Pepper
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 106 tracked records with unusable upstream names remain in the aggregate but are not shown.
Nationwide brands with similar catalog profiles
Two PlainFoodSafe-derived peer sets for Dr Pepper: closest on tracked product count (156 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (82.3/100 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood, not a largest-catalog strip.
Similar product count
Nearest other brands by Open Food Facts product count (floored at ≥50).
Similar average screening score
Nearest other brands by average ingredient screening score (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.
Counts and averages from Open Food Facts labels screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine; neither axis is a health outcome.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr Pepper food safe? ▼
Dr Pepper has an average safety score of 82/100 across the 91 of 156 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 82.4% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Dr Pepper products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 156 Dr Pepper products. 91 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 65 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Dr Pepper catalog? ▼
Dr Pepper has 88 NOVA-classified products; 96.6% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 85 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Dr Pepper catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Dr Pepper concentrates in Beverages (48, 57% of this top-five); Beverages and beverages preparations (31); Bebidas (2); Snacks (2); Plant-based foods and beverages (1).
Does Dr Pepper use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Dr Pepper items list a synthetic dye on their label. For whether the company has committed to removing dyes, the FDA and CSPI both publish corporate-commitment trackers; we no longer restate those commitments here.
What to do with this Dr Pepper profile
Use this roll-up as orientation, then verify the specific package you hold against its ingredient panel and the named official sources.
- Start with crush sugar free packs, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (4) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Caramel Coloring appears in 64 scored Dr Pepper products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Dr Pepper's 82.3/100 average and 82.4% flagged share against other brands before treating either figure as a recall or clearance signal. Brand safety rankings
- Cross-check any additive concern against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine rather than relying on this derived index alone. Scoring methodology
A flagged ingredient records a source concern, not a recall, ban, or medical clearance. Always verify the current package label and consult official sources for product-specific decisions.
Citation & disclaimer notes
Brand scores aggregate ingredient-level FDA SAFFA + CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings across Open Food Facts product data. See our methodology. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe.Disclaimer: Informational purposes only; not professional advice. A flagged ingredient is not a recall or a ban. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Brand figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2026.
