Pepsi-Cola
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Pepsi-Cola, 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
Pepsi-Cola averages 86.7/100 across the 9 of 14 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 77.8% 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.
- 86.7/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 9 scored products
- 14
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 77.8%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- Beverages and beverages preparations
- leading Open Food Facts shelf (8 products in the top five)
Source snapshot current as of September 2026; open individual products before making a product-specific decision.
Portfolio reading
Look for consistency across the range
The catalog shows a small but varied range led by Mountain dew code red soda; Diet Pepsi; Vanilla Real Sugar Cola, Vanilla. Across 14 tracked products, the mean is 86.7/100 and 77.8% carry a separately flagged ingredient. That is enough to compare formulations inside this captured range, but not enough to assume every current package matches. Start with the lowest-scoring product rows and confirm the ingredient panel when a specific additive matters.
Catalog evidence
Ingredient-list coverage comes before the score
Only 9 of 14 tracked Pepsi-Cola records (64.3%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 5 cannot be screened, so the 86.7/100 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 Pepsi-Cola
Pepsi-Cola: 14 products tracked, 9 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 86.7/100, 77.8% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 64.3% 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 →
Shelf mix
Where Pepsi-Cola shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Pepsi-Cola concentrates in Beverages and beverages preparations (8, 80% of this top-five); Beverages (1); Plant-based foods and beverages (1).
- Beverages and beverages preparations 8
- Beverages 1
- Plant-based foods and beverages 1
Portfolio shape
How scores cluster inside this brand
The brand average (86.7/100) summarizes 9 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.
Pepsi-Cola product score distribution
Brand average 86.7/100 across 9 scored products
87 17th percentile sits above 17% of the 9 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
- 1 scored products (11%)
- 80–90
- 1 scored products (11%)
- 90–100
- 5 scored products (56%)
- 100 and above
- 2 scored products (22%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Pepsi-Cola relies most on Caramel Coloring, an industry staple
Across the 9 Pepsi-Cola products scored here, Caramel Coloring appears in 6. 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 | Pepsi-Cola products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Caramel Coloring | 6 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Aspartame | 1 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Blue 1 | 1 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Red 40 | 1 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 5 | 1 | 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 9 concern-sorted Pepsi-Cola 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 95/100) 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
- 9
- Median label
- 9 ingredients
- Median score
- 95/100
The outlined point is Mountain dew code red soda, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (3). 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
- Mountain dew code red soda: 15 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Diet Pepsi: 10 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Vanilla Real Sugar Cola, Vanilla: 10 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Throwback Natural Sugar Cola: 6 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Real Sugar Cola: 6 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Wild Cherry Real Sugar Cola, Wild Cherry: 7 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Pepsi: 9 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- 7 up: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sting: 30 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Pepsi-Cola
Showing 14 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first).
Nationwide brands with similar catalog profiles
Two PlainFoodSafe-derived peer sets for Pepsi-Cola: closest on tracked product count (14 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (86.7/100 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood, not a largest-catalog strip.
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 Pepsi-Cola food safe? ▼
Pepsi-Cola has an average safety score of 87/100 across the 9 of 14 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 77.8% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Pepsi-Cola products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 14 Pepsi-Cola products. 9 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 5 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
Which shelves dominate the Pepsi-Cola catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Pepsi-Cola concentrates in Beverages and beverages preparations (8, 80% of this top-five); Beverages (1); Plant-based foods and beverages (1).
Does Pepsi-Cola use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Pepsi-Cola 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 Pepsi-Cola 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 Mountain dew code red soda, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (3) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Caramel Coloring appears in 6 scored Pepsi-Cola products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Pepsi-Cola's 86.7/100 average and 77.8% 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.
