Tropicana
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Tropicana, 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
Tropicana averages 98.2/100 across the 137 of 208 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 5.8% 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.
- 98.2/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 137 scored products
- 208
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 5.8%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 71.3%
- 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 208 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Tropicana, Twister, Diet Soda, Orange, Orange; Tropicana, Twister, Soda, Grape, Grape; Twister Orange Strawberry Banana Burst; 5.8% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 98.2/100. 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 137 of 208 tracked Tropicana records (65.9%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 71 cannot be screened, so the 98.2/100 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 Tropicana
Tropicana: 208 products tracked, 137 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 98.2/100, 5.8% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 65.9% 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), Tropicana's 5.8% flagged share is 12.2 points below that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Tropicana processing intensity
Tropicana's NOVA-classified set is 129 products: 71.3% ultra-processed (Group 4, 92 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 92. That ultra-processed share sits 7 points below the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Tropicana shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Tropicana concentrates in Plant-based foods and beverages (83, 61% of this top-five); Beverages and beverages preparations (47); Beverages (5); Specific products (1); Tropicana-multivitamin (1).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 70 | 99.9/100 | 1.4% |
| Beverages and beverages preparations | 44 | 95.9/100 | 11.4% |
| Beverages | 4 | 100/100 | 0% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Tropicana's 5.8% flagged share is measured across 137 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.
Tropicana flagged share vs large-brand cohort
5.8% 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 (98.2/100) summarizes 137 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.
Tropicana product score distribution
Brand average 98.2/100 across 137 scored products
98 5th percentile sits above 5% of the 137 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
- 40–50
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 50–60
- 2 scored products (1%)
- 70–80
- 3 scored products (2%)
- 80–90
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 90–100
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 100 and above
- 129 scored products (94%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Tropicana relies most on Red 40, an industry staple
Across the 137 Tropicana products scored here, Red 40 appears in 3. It is used by 2,397 other brands in this database (6.8% 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 | Tropicana products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Red 40 | 3 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Blue 1 | 2 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 6 | 2 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Acesulfame Potassium | 1 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Aspartame | 1 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Caramel Coloring | 1 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Sucralose | 1 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| 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 50 concern-sorted Tropicana 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 (7 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
- 7 ingredients
- Median score
- 100/100
The outlined point is Tropicana, Twister, Diet Soda, Orange, Orange, 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
- Tropicana, Twister, Diet Soda, Orange, Orange: 17 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Tropicana, Twister, Soda, Grape, Grape: 16 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Twister Orange Strawberry Banana Burst: 15 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Tropicana, Twister, Soda, Strawberry, Strawberry: 15 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Tropicana Twister Blue Raspberry Rush Juice Drink (6 - 10Floz) 60 Fluid Ounce 6Pk Plastic Bottles: 8 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Tropicana Twister Cherry Berry Blast Juice Drink (6 - 10 Fluid Ounce) 60 Fluid Ounces 6 Pack Plastic Bottles: 8 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- STRAWBERRY ORANGE: 11 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Flavored Drink: 10 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Frutz Sparkling Water And Juice Beverage, Sparkling Pomegranate: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- 100% orange juice from concentrate, orange: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Orange juice: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- 100% Juice From Concentrate: 10 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Apple Juice: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Tropicana Pure Premium 100% Orange Juice No Pulp 10 Fluid Ounce Paper Carton: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- 100% Orange Juice: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- 100% orange juice from concentrate, orange: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cranberry flavored juice beverage blend of cranberry and grape juices from concentrate, cranberry: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pure Premium Orange Juice Original No Pulp: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- 100% Juice: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pure Premium Orange Juice Calcium And Vitamin D No Pulp: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Juice Beverage: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Tropicana Orange Juice: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Juice tropicana apple plastic bottle: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Grape juice drink: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cranberry juice drink: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pineapple orange juice drink: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pure Premium Orange Juice Grovestand Lots Of Pulp: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Ruby red grapefruit juice drink: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Fruit Medley Juice: 15 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pure Premium Orange Juice Original No Pulp: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pure Premium Orange Juice Calcium And Vitamin D No Pulp: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Tropicana orchard style juice apple bottle: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Tropicana pure premium cranberry cocktail juice ounce: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- 100% grape juice: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Tropicana Pure Premium Orange Strawberry Banana 12Z: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- 100% Orange Juice: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- No Calcium OJ: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pure Premium Orange Juice Grovestand Lots Of Pulp: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pure Premium Orange Juice Calcium And Vitamin D Grovestand Lots Of Pulp: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- 100% Orange Juice: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Strawberry Kiwi Juice: 16 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pure Premium Orange Juice Calcium And Vitamin D No Pulp: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Lemonade: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Tropicana, trop50, juice beverage, orange: 24 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Tropicana Trop50 Pomegranate Blueberry 12 Fluid Ounce Plastic Bottle Single: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Trop orange juice beverage no pulp: 22 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Tropicana Trop50 Pineapple Mango Juice 59 Fluid Ounce Plastic Bottle: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Tropicana Trop50 Farmstand Apple Juice 59 Fluid Ounce Plastic Bottle: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Nopulp Calcium & Vitamin D Orange Juice 89 Fluid: 25 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Tropicana Trop50 Raspberry Lemonade Juice Beverage 12 Fluid Ounce Plastic Bottle: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Tropicana
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 158 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 Tropicana: closest on tracked product count (208 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (98.2/100 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 Tropicana food safe? ▼
Tropicana has an average safety score of 98/100 across the 137 of 208 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 5.8% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Tropicana products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 208 Tropicana products. 137 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 71 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Tropicana catalog? ▼
Tropicana has 129 NOVA-classified products; 71.3% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 92 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Tropicana catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Tropicana concentrates in Plant-based foods and beverages (83, 61% of this top-five); Beverages and beverages preparations (47); Beverages (5); Specific products (1); Tropicana-multivitamin (1).
Does Tropicana use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Tropicana 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 Tropicana 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 Tropicana, Twister, Diet Soda, Orange, Orange, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (3) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Red 40 appears in 3 scored Tropicana products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Tropicana's 98.2/100 average and 5.8% 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.
