Pure Leaf
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Pure Leaf, 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
Pure Leaf averages 95.0/100 across the 52 of 77 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 17.3% 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.
- 95.0/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 52 scored products
- 77
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 17.3%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 71.4%
- 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 77 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Leaf diet lemon real brewed tea; Diet Peach; ZERO SUGAR SWEET TEA; 17.3% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 95.0/100. 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 52 of 77 tracked Pure Leaf records (67.5%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 25 cannot be screened, so the 95.0/100 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 Pure Leaf
Pure Leaf: 77 products tracked, 52 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 95.0/100, 17.3% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 67.5% 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), Pure Leaf's 17.3% flagged share is 0.7 points below that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Pure Leaf processing intensity
Pure Leaf's NOVA-classified set is 49 products: 71.4% ultra-processed (Group 4, 35 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 35. That ultra-processed share sits 6.9 points below the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Pure Leaf shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Pure Leaf concentrates in Plant-based foods and beverages (23, 43% of this top-five); Beverages and beverages preparations (16); Beverages (13); Herb-tea (1).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beverages and beverages preparations | 16 | 90.9/100 | 31.3% |
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 15 | 98/100 | 6.7% |
| Beverages | 12 | 97.9/100 | 8.3% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Pure Leaf's 17.3% flagged share is measured across 52 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.
Pure Leaf flagged share vs large-brand cohort
17.3% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
17% 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 (95.0/100) summarizes 52 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.
Pure Leaf product score distribution
Brand average 95.0/100 across 52 scored products
95 17th percentile sits above 17% of the 52 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
- 9 scored products (17%)
- 100 and above
- 43 scored products (83%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Acesulfame Potassium is the flagged ingredient Pure Leaf uses most
Across the 52 Pure Leaf products scored here, Acesulfame Potassium appears in 7. Only 929 other brands here use it (2.6%), 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 | Pure Leaf products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Acesulfame Potassium | 7 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Sucralose | 7 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Trans Fat | 2 | 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 Pure Leaf 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 (5 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
- 5 ingredients
- Median score
- 100/100
The outlined point is Leaf diet lemon real brewed tea, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (2). 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
- Leaf diet lemon real brewed tea: 7 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Diet Peach: 7 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- ZERO SUGAR SWEET TEA: 5 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Zero Sugar Sweet Tea: 5 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Zero Sugar Sweet Tea: 5 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Zero Sugar Raspberry Brewed Tea: 6 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Zero Sugar Sweet Tea: 5 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Pure Leaf Unsweetened Real Brewed Tea: 8 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Pure leaf lemon: 10 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Honey Green Tea: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- TEA & LEMONADE: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Unsweetend Black Tea with Lemon: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Unsweetened Green Tea: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Unsweetened real green brewed tea, unsweetened: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sweet real brewed tea, sweet tea: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Unsweetened black real brewed tea, unsweetened: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Leaf real brewed tea: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- SWEET TEA: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pure leaf unsweetened: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sweet tea iced tea: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Extra Sweet Tea: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Real Brewed Tea Raspberry: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Leaf raspberry real brewed tea: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Leaf unsweetened black real brewed tea: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Peach brewed tea: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sweet tea: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Extra sweet tea: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Raspberry Chamomile: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Subtly Sweet Peach Tea: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pure Leaf Extra Sweet Tea: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Lemon Pure Leaf Real Brewed Tea: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- PURE LEAF Real Brewed Tea UNSWEETENED NO SUGAR: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Peach Real Brewed Tea: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Raspberry Real Brewed Tea: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pure Leaf unsweetened green tea: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Black Tea with Vanilla: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Unsweetened iced tea: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sweetened lemon iced tea: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Raspberry real brewed tea, raspberry: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Real Brewed Tea: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Leaf hibiscus lemonade brewed herbal tea: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Leaf mango hibiscus brewed herbal tea: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sweet Hibiscus Herbal: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Unsweetened Darjeeling Black Tea: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pure Leaf Blackberry Tea: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Brewed Black Tea: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Black Tea: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Green Tea: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Black tea sicilian lemon and honeysuckle: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pure Leaf Thé infusé glacé bio saveur pêche de Méditerranée 1 L: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Pure Leaf
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 27 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 Pure Leaf: closest on tracked product count (77 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (95/100 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 Pure Leaf food safe? ▼
Pure Leaf has an average safety score of 95/100 across the 52 of 77 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 17.3% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Pure Leaf products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 77 Pure Leaf products. 52 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 25 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Pure Leaf catalog? ▼
Pure Leaf has 49 NOVA-classified products; 71.4% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 35 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Pure Leaf catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Pure Leaf concentrates in Plant-based foods and beverages (23, 43% of this top-five); Beverages and beverages preparations (16); Beverages (13); Herb-tea (1).
Does Pure Leaf use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Pure Leaf 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 Pure Leaf 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 Leaf diet lemon real brewed tea, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (2) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Acesulfame Potassium appears in 7 scored Pure Leaf products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Pure Leaf's 95.0/100 average and 17.3% 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.
