Nature's Nectar
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Nature's Nectar, 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
Nature's Nectar averages 99.3/100 across the 114 of 226 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 6.1% 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.
- 99.3/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 114 scored products
- 226
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 6.1%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 65.3%
- 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 226 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Lemonade; Juice Beverage; Aloe Vera Drink; 6.1% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 99.3/100. 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 114 of 226 tracked Nature's Nectar records (50.4%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 112 cannot be screened, so the 99.3/100 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 Nature's Nectar
Nature's Nectar: 226 products tracked, 114 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 99.3/100, 6.1% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 50.4% 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), Nature's Nectar's 6.1% flagged share is 11.9 points below that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Nature's Nectar processing intensity
Nature's Nectar's NOVA-classified set is 98 products: 65.3% ultra-processed (Group 4, 64 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 64. That ultra-processed share sits 13 points below the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Nature's Nectar shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Nature's Nectar concentrates in Plant-based foods and beverages (37, 50% of this top-five); Beverages and beverages preparations (32); Beverages (3); Baby foods (1); Fruit-puree (1).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 30 | 99.5/100 | 3.3% |
| Beverages and beverages preparations | 29 | 99.3/100 | 6.9% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Nature's Nectar's 6.1% flagged share is measured across 114 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.
Nature's Nectar flagged share vs large-brand cohort
6.1% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
6% 0th percentile is at or above the flagged share of 0% 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 (99.3/100) summarizes 114 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.
Nature's Nectar product score distribution
Brand average 99.3/100 across 114 scored products
99 5th percentile sits above 5% of the 114 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
- 70–80
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 80–90
- 3 scored products (3%)
- 90–100
- 3 scored products (3%)
- 100 and above
- 107 scored products (94%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Nature's Nectar relies most on Caramel Coloring, an industry staple
Across the 114 Nature's Nectar products scored here, Caramel Coloring appears in 3. 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 | Nature's Nectar products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Caramel Coloring | 3 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Sucralose | 3 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Trans Fat | 1 | FDA ban effective 2018-06-18 · Restricted: Federal (FDA banned) |
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 Nature's Nectar 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 (9 ingredients and 100/100) 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
- 9 ingredients
- Median score
- 100/100
The outlined point is Lemonade, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (1). 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
- Lemonade: 10 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Juice Beverage: 18 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Aloe Vera Drink: 14 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Splash Tropical Blend: 12 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Apple Cider: 5 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Sparkling Coconut Water & Watermelon: 10 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Guava Mango Juice: 10 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Blendz, Vegetable And Fruit Juice, Pomegranate & Blueberry: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- 100% Apple Cider: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- 100% Tomato Juice: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- 100% juice, grape: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- White grape juice: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Diet Juice Cocktail, Cranberry Grape: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- 100% Prune Juice: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- 100% juice blend: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- 100% vegetable and fruit juice: 17 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Strawberry kiwi flavored juice drink, strawberry kiwi: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- 100% apple juice, apple: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- 100% Pure Squeezed Orange Juice: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- 100% Vegetable Juice: 19 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Blendz, 100 % Juice Vegetable And Fruit: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Lemonade From Concentrate, Strawberry: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Fruit Juice Cocktail Blend From Concentrate, Peach Medley: 10 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Fruit Juice Cocktail Blend From Concentrate, Mango Twist: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- 100% Juice Blend, Mango: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Orange Juice With Pineapple Juice: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Juice Drink, Apple Pie: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cherry Cobbler Cocktail: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Flavored Fruit Juice Cocktail Blend: 11 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Iced Tea & Lemonade From Concentrate: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Nature's nectar, kid's lemonade: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Lemonade: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Fruit Smoothie, Orange, Coconuts, Banana, Peach, Carrot: 10 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Smoothie: 10 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Coconut Water, Pineapple: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pure Coconut Water: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Juice cocktail: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- 100% pure coconut water tropical hydration: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Smoothie, Strawberry Banana: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Smoothie, Berry Blue: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Super Green Smoothie: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Smoothie: 16 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Pressed Coconut Water: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sparkling Coconut Water & Pineapple: 10 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Coconut Water: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Wild Cherry: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Zero Sugar Cranberry: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pineapple Sparkling Juice Beverage: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pressed Coconut Water: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Fruit Purée Smoothie Mixed Berry: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Nature's Nectar
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 176 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 Nature's Nectar: closest on tracked product count (226 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (99.3/100 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 Nature's Nectar food safe? ▼
Nature's Nectar has an average safety score of 99/100 across the 114 of 226 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 6.1% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Nature's Nectar products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 226 Nature's Nectar products. 114 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 112 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Nature's Nectar catalog? ▼
Nature's Nectar has 98 NOVA-classified products; 65.3% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 64 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Nature's Nectar catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Nature's Nectar concentrates in Plant-based foods and beverages (37, 50% of this top-five); Beverages and beverages preparations (32); Beverages (3); Baby foods (1); Fruit-puree (1).
Does Nature's Nectar use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Nature's Nectar 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 Nature's Nectar 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 Lemonade, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (1) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Caramel Coloring appears in 3 scored Nature's Nectar products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Nature's Nectar's 99.3/100 average and 6.1% 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.
