Pepsi Next 12 Fl Oz Can
by Pepsi
Open Food Facts label for barcode 0012000150272 · Pepsi · Beverages and beverages preparations. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.
The verdict
Pepsi Next 12 Fl Oz Can by Pepsi scores 65/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 13 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. This is a focused 13-component label led by Carbonated Water, High-fructose corn syrup, Caramel Coloring; 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.
- 65/100
- Concern safety score
- 3
- Few flagged · of 13 analyzed
- Group 4
- Ultra-processed
- D
- 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
65/100
FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening
Processing Level
NOVA 4
Ultra-processed foods
Nutrition Grade
D
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.
00150272 · Open Food Facts · July 2026
Pepsi Next 12 Fl Oz Can label screening desk
9 of 13 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Phosphoric Acid). Source sheet 00150272 · 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: Cherry Blast Zero Calorie Cola, Cherry Blast · Nearest score peer is Cherry Blast Zero Calorie Cola, Cherry Blast at the same screening score.
Screening model notes
How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record
This label lands in the third of four positions on the published scale. What separates that position from its neighbours is arithmetic rather than judgement: identical inputs run through the documented weighting always arrive at the same place. Anyone who works the calculation through by hand, using the methodology write-up together with the itemised ratings further down, will reproduce this number exactly — which is the reason for publishing a computed figure instead of an opinion.
This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.
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
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. Pepsi Next 12 Fl Oz Can scores 25.5 points below that category average (65/100 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
Pepsi Next 12 Fl Oz Can lists 13 ingredients on its label
13 63rd percentile a longer ingredient list than 63% of the 4,874 products we track
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Distribution as text
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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.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
How the 65/100 score is built
Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 13 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.
Full Ingredient List
Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Caramel Color, Sugar, Phosphoric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Natural Flavor, Potassium Sorbate (Preserves Freshness), Caffeine, Sucralose, Citric Acid, Acesulfame Potassium.
Categories
More from Pepsi
Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Pepsi Next 12 Fl Oz Can
Neighbours outside Pepsi near Pepsi Next 12 Fl Oz Can's mid-band score (65/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Pepsi; these peers cross brands.
Same mid-band screening score
Nearest cross-brand products by screening score (3 flagged of 13 on 0012000150272).
Medium-label peers (9–20 ingredients)
Nearest cross-brand labels by linked ingredient count (13 on 0012000150272).
Follow the flagged-label evidence
Follow the flagged-label evidence
Phosphoric Acid is the first flagged ingredient selected from Pepsi Next 12 Fl Oz Can's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 13-ingredient record.
- Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Phosphoric Acid. Open Phosphoric Acid
- Compare Pepsi Next 12 Fl Oz Can's 3 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 0012000150272: 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.