Safe

Kickstart, Energizing Sparkling Juice Beverage, Orange Citrus

by Mtn Dew

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0012000111952 · Mtn Dew · Beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0012000111952 · Serving size 64 ml (1 CAN)

The verdict

Kickstart, Energizing Sparkling Juice Beverage, Orange Citrus by Mtn Dew scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 12 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. This is a focused 12-component label led by Carbonated Water, High-fructose corn syrup, White Grape Juice 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 12 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
B
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

73/100

Grade B

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

B

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.

00111952 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Kickstart, Energizing Sparkling Juice Beverage, Orange Citrus label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-FOCUSED 12 ing. REG-PART 42% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-B Nutri-B RANK-MID Len top 32% LEAD-RARE Sodium Hexametaphosphate PHOTO-FINISH Grapefruit Soda · ±0 BOOK-OFF …111952 · July 2026

5 of 12 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Hexametaphosphate). Source sheet 00111952 · 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: Grapefruit Soda · Nearest score peer is Grapefruit Soda at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

The Nutri-Score algorithm returned its second band for this label. That grade typically describes a nutrition panel whose favourable components register clearly in the model without fully offsetting its energy or sodium terms. Because the calculation is a single points balance rather than a set of independent thresholds, a strong fibre or protein figure can lift a panel into this band even where one penalised nutrient sits high. The grade summarises the declared panel alone and carries no information about the additive ratings screened below.

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. Kickstart, Energizing Sparkling Juice Beverage, Orange Citrus: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Kickstart, Energizing Spa…100/1002. Grapefruit Soda: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Grapefruit Soda100/1003. Extra mint chocolate chip: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Extra mint chocolate chip100/1004. Diet Mountain Dew: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Diet Mountain Dew100/1005. Protein Popcorn White Cheddar: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Protein Popcorn White Che…100/100
High-band neighbours for Kickstart, Energizing Sparkling Juice Beverage, Orange Citrus (100/100) outside Mtn Dew.
Chart values as text

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

Kickstart, Energizing Sparkling Juice Beverage, Orange Citrus
100/100
Grapefruit Soda
100/100
Extra mint chocolate chip
100/100
Diet Mountain Dew
100/100
Protein Popcorn White Cheddar
100/100

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. Kickstart, Energizing Sparkling Juice Beverage, Orange Citrus scores 9.5 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 90.5/100), so it is a comparatively strong pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Beverages products

Kickstart, Energizing Sparkling Juice Beverage, Orange Citrus lists 12 ingredients on its label

12 68th percentile a longer ingredient list than 68% of the 16,917 products we track

0–2: 161 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 2,220 products (13%). Below this entry. 4–6: 1,699 products (10%). Below this entry. 6–8: 2,564 products (15%). Below this entry. 8–10: 2,835 products (17%). Below this entry. 10–12: 2,099 products (12%). Below this entry. 12–14: 1,442 products (9%). This entry sits in this band. 14–16: 997 products (6%). Above this entry. 16–18: 595 products (4%). Above this entry. 18–20: 402 products (2%). Above this entry. 20–22: 347 products (2%). Above this entry. 22–24: 277 products (2%). Above this entry. 24–26: 256 products (2%). Above this entry. 26–28: 216 products (1%). Above this entry. 28–30: 131 products (1%). Above this entry. 30–32: 66 products (0%). Above this entry. 32–34: 51 products (0%). Above this entry. 34–36: 47 products (0%). Above this entry. 36–38: 43 products (0%). Above this entry. 38–40: 51 products (0%). Above this entry. 40–42: 418 products (2%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Beverages 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

16,917 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 12 (68th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
161 products (1%)
2–4
2,220 products (13%)
4–6
1,699 products (10%)
6–8
2,564 products (15%)
8–10
2,835 products (17%)
10–12
2,099 products (12%)
12–14
1,442 products (9%)
14–16
997 products (6%)
16–18
595 products (4%)
18–20
402 products (2%)
20–22
347 products (2%)
22–24
277 products (2%)
24–26
256 products (2%)
26–28
216 products (1%)
28–30
131 products (1%)
30–32
66 products (0%)
32–34
51 products (0%)
34–36
47 products (0%)
36–38
43 products (0%)
38–40
51 products (0%)
40 and above
418 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 16,917 Beverages 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

Carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup, white grape juice concentrate, concentrated orange juice, citric acid, sodium hexametaphosphate (to protect flavor), natural flavor, gum arabic, potassium sorbate (preserves freshness), ascorbic acid (vitamin c)

Categories

Beverages Sweetened beverages

High-score cross-brand comparables for Kickstart, Energizing Sparkling Juice Beverage, Orange Citrus

Neighbours outside Mtn Dew with screening scores in the same high band as Kickstart, Energizing Sparkling Juice Beverage, Orange Citrus (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Mtn Dew; these peers cross brands.

Same high-band screening score

Nearest cross-brand products by screening score (100/100 here, no caution flags on the parsed list).

Medium-label peers (9–20 ingredients)

Nearest cross-brand labels by linked ingredient count (12 on 0012000111952).

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Kickstart, Energizing Sparkling Juice Beverage, Orange Citrus has a longer ingredient list than 68% of its Beverages category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

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

Barcode 0012000111952: 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.