Monster
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Monster, 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
Monster averages 70.3/100 across the 94 of 177 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 87.2% 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.
- 70.3/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 94 scored products
- 177
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 87.2%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 100%
- 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 177 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Monster bars; Monster trail mix with nuts, candy & raisins; Monster with peanuts, m&m's milk chocolate candies, raisins, chocolate chips & peanut butter chips trail mix, monster; 87.2% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 70.3/100. 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 94 of 177 tracked Monster records (53.1%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 83 cannot be screened, so the 70.3/100 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 Monster
Monster: 177 products tracked, 94 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 70.3/100, 87.2% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 53.1% 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), Monster's 87.2% flagged share is 69.2 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Monster processing intensity
Monster's NOVA-classified set is 93 products: 100% ultra-processed (Group 4, 93 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 93. That ultra-processed share sits 21.7 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
- G1
- 0
- G2
- 0
- G3
- 0
- G4 ultra
- 93 (100%)
Shelf mix
Where Monster shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Monster concentrates in Beverages (43, 50% of this top-five); Beverages and beverages preparations (33); Snacks (8); Baking-decorations (1); Bebidas (1).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beverages | 39 | 80.3/100 | 87.2% |
| Beverages and beverages preparations | 30 | 71.3/100 | 90% |
| Snacks | 8 | 10/100 | 100% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Monster's 87.2% flagged share is measured across 94 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.
Monster flagged share vs large-brand cohort
87.2% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
87% 44th percentile is at or above the flagged share of 44% 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 (70.3/100) summarizes 94 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.
Monster product score distribution
Brand average 70.3/100 across 94 scored products
70 37th percentile sits above 37% of the 94 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
- 0–10
- 7 scored products (7%)
- 20–30
- 3 scored products (3%)
- 30–40
- 2 scored products (2%)
- 40–50
- 2 scored products (2%)
- 60–70
- 8 scored products (9%)
- 70–80
- 25 scored products (27%)
- 80–90
- 35 scored products (37%)
- 100 and above
- 12 scored products (13%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Sucralose is the flagged ingredient Monster uses most
Across the 94 Monster products scored here, Sucralose appears in 69. Only 1,692 other brands here use it (4.8%), which makes it a more particular choice than the flags that dominate the catalogue. 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 | Monster products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Sucralose | 69 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Acesulfame Potassium | 32 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Red 40 | 14 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Blue 1 | 13 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 6 | 10 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 5 | 9 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Carrageenan | 8 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Blue 2 | 6 | 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 Monster 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 (30 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
- 30 ingredients
- Median score
- 70/100
The outlined point is Monster bars, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (10). 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
- Monster bars: 67 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 10 flagged.
- Monster trail mix with nuts, candy & raisins: 48 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 9 flagged.
- Monster with peanuts, m&m's milk chocolate candies, raisins, chocolate chips & peanut butter chips trail mix, monster: 48 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 9 flagged.
- Monster mix cookie snack bites: 47 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 9 flagged.
- Monster decorating kit: 31 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 7 flagged.
- Monster cookies: 59 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Granola bars: 38 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Monster Energy Zero Ultra: 23 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Monster mercantile, mad scientist mix candy: 31 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Monster pops: 12 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Monster Energy Ultra Fantasia Energy Drink: 29 resolved ingredients, 35/100, 3 flagged.
- Viking berry: 31 resolved ingredients, 35/100, 3 flagged.
- Ultra Vice Guava: 21 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Energy Drink: 23 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Energy shake, chocolate: 35 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- monster hydro: 15 resolved ingredients, 60/100, 2 flagged.
- Orange Creams Energy Drink: 25 resolved ingredients, 60/100, 2 flagged.
- Monster Reserve Kiwi Strawberry: 23 resolved ingredients, 60/100, 2 flagged.
- Energy ultra peachy keen mini: 36 resolved ingredients, 60/100, 2 flagged.
- Rio punch: 26 resolved ingredients, 60/100, 2 flagged.
- Monster- White Can: 34 resolved ingredients, 60/100, 2 flagged.
- Monster mix gummy candy: 20 resolved ingredients, 60/100, 2 flagged.
- Monster Energy Zero Sugar: 27 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Rehab Monster Tea + Lemonade: 31 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Monster energy, iced tea: 40 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Energy drink: 32 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Monster, zero calories extra strength energy drink: 29 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Energy iced tea energy drink: 36 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Energy drink: 27 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Energy iced tea drink: 39 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Ultra Blue: 28 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Energy drink: 26 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Non carbonated energy drink: 42 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Ultra blue energy drink: 28 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Monster Energy Zero Ultra: 28 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Monster, rehab, iced tea: 36 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Ultra Black Energy Drink: 30 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Ultra citron energy drink: 28 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Rehab Monster Peach Tea: 37 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Monster Energy Ultra Violet: 24 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Energy shake: 33 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Monster energy zero ultra: 22 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- MONSTER ENERGY LO-CARB: 28 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Lo-carb energy drink: 28 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Rehab Monster Tea + Lemonade: 34 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- rehab wild berry tea: 30 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Monster Zero Ultra Paradise: 29 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- MONSTER ENERGY JAVA SALTED CARAMEL: 33 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Java Monster: 33 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Mean Bean: 30 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
Products by Monster
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 127 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 Monster: closest on tracked product count (177 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (70.3/100 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 Monster food safe? ▼
Monster has an average safety score of 70/100 across the 94 of 177 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 87.2% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Monster products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 177 Monster products. 94 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 83 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Monster catalog? ▼
Monster has 93 NOVA-classified products; 100% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 93 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Monster catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Monster concentrates in Beverages (43, 50% of this top-five); Beverages and beverages preparations (33); Snacks (8); Baking-decorations (1); Bebidas (1).
Does Monster use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Monster 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 Monster 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 Monster bars, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (10) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Sucralose appears in 69 scored Monster products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Monster's 70.3/100 average and 87.2% 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.
