Caution

Tropicana, Twister, Soda, Strawberry, Strawberry

by Tropicana

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0012000014840 · Tropicana · Beverages and beverages preparations. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0012000014840 · Serving size 8 OZA (240 ml)

The verdict

Tropicana, Twister, Soda, Strawberry, Strawberry by Tropicana scores 75/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 15 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. This is a focused 15-component label led by Carbonated Water, High-fructose corn syrup, Grape Juice From Concentrate; compare those leading ingredients with the product's processing and nutrition fields before deciding whether it fits your goal. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

75/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 15 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
E
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

45/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

75/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

E

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

00014840 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Tropicana, Twister, Soda, Strawberry, Strawberry label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 75/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-FOCUSED 15 ing. REG-PART 47% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-MID Len top 28% LEAD-FLAG Red 40 PHOTO-FINISH Lifesavers Gummies Collision · ±0 BOOK-OFF …014840 · July 2026

7 of 15 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Red 40). Source sheet 00014840 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Lifesavers Gummies Collision S.S · Nearest score peer is Lifesavers Gummies Collision S.S at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score assigned its lowest band to this label. The algorithm reserves that grade for nutrition panels where the values it penalises sit well above the components it credits. The two systems on this page measure genuinely different things: a product can hold this grade while carrying no additive flagged by the registries screened below, and a product graded well can carry several. Neither reading substitutes for the other, and the per-component table is where the additive picture is set out.

A mid-length component list was parsed from this label. There are enough separate entries for the screen to match several independently, while each matched entry still carries visible weight in the resulting index. Lists of this size are the most common shape in the catalogue, which makes the composite here easier to place against comparable products than at either extreme.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Tropicana, Twister, Soda, Strawberry, Strawberry: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Tropicana, Twister, Soda,…75/1002. Lifesavers Gummies Collision S.S: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Lifesavers Gummies Collis…75/1003. Mountain Dew soda: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Mountain Dew soda75/1004. Propel Watermelon: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Propel Watermelon75/1005. Mtn dew: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Mtn dew75/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Tropicana, Twister, Soda, Strawberry, Strawberry (75/100 on 15 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Tropicana, Twister, Soda, Strawberry, Strawberry
75/100
Lifesavers Gummies Collision S.S
75/100
Mountain Dew soda
75/100
Propel Watermelon
75/100
Mtn dew
75/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 32,623 products we've scored in the Beverages category, the average safety score is 90.5/100. Tropicana, Twister, Soda, Strawberry, Strawberry scores 15.5 points below that category average (75/100 vs. 90.5/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Beverages and beverages preparations products

Tropicana, Twister, Soda, Strawberry, Strawberry lists 15 ingredients on its label

15 72nd percentile a longer ingredient list than 72% of the 4,874 products we track

0–2: 103 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 484 products (10%). Below this entry. 4–6: 475 products (10%). Below this entry. 6–8: 550 products (11%). Below this entry. 8–10: 619 products (13%). Below this entry. 10–12: 595 products (12%). Below this entry. 12–14: 493 products (10%). Below this entry. 14–16: 381 products (8%). This entry sits in this band. 16–18: 272 products (6%). Above this entry. 18–20: 193 products (4%). Above this entry. 20–22: 187 products (4%). Above this entry. 22–24: 134 products (3%). Above this entry. 24–26: 95 products (2%). Above this entry. 26–28: 69 products (1%). Above this entry. 28–30: 56 products (1%). Above this entry. 30–32: 38 products (1%). Above this entry. 32–34: 16 products (0%). Above this entry. 34–36: 22 products (0%). Above this entry. 36–38: 5 products (0%). Above this entry. 38–40: 7 products (0%). Above this entry. 40–42: 80 products (2%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Beverages and beverages preparations product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more 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

4,874 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 15 (72nd percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
103 products (2%)
2–4
484 products (10%)
4–6
475 products (10%)
6–8
550 products (11%)
8–10
619 products (13%)
10–12
595 products (12%)
12–14
493 products (10%)
14–16
381 products (8%)
16–18
272 products (6%)
18–20
193 products (4%)
20–22
187 products (4%)
22–24
134 products (3%)
24–26
95 products (2%)
26–28
69 products (1%)
28–30
56 products (1%)
30–32
38 products (1%)
32–34
16 products (0%)
34–36
22 products (0%)
36–38
5 products (0%)
38–40
7 products (0%)
40 and above
80 products (2%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 4,874 Beverages and beverages preparations products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Full Ingredient List

Contains**: Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Grape Juice From Concentrate, Citric Acid, Natural Flavors, Sodium Benzoate (Preserves Freshness), Gum Arabic, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Potassium Sorbate (Preserves Freshness), Potassium Sulfate, Red 40, Ester Gum, Calcium Disodium Edta (To Protect Flavor).

Categories

Beverages and beverages preparations Beverages Carbonated drinks Sodas

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Tropicana, Twister, Soda, Strawberry, Strawberry

Neighbours outside Tropicana near Tropicana, Twister, Soda, Strawberry, Strawberry's mid-band score (75/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Tropicana; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Red 40 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Tropicana, Twister, Soda, Strawberry, Strawberry's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 15-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Red 40. Open Red 40
  • Compare Tropicana, Twister, Soda, Strawberry, Strawberry's 1 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0012000014840: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.