Caution

DOUBLESHOT ENERGY Vanilla

by Starbucks

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0012000163258 · Starbucks · Beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0012000163258 · Serving size 1 CAN (325 ml)

The verdict

DOUBLESHOT ENERGY Vanilla by Starbucks scores 80/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 27 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The 27-component label is layered, beginning with Starbucks Coffee, Water, Coffee. Start with any flagged rows, then check the nutrition grade and serving size instead of treating one roll-up score as the whole decision. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

80/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 27 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

53/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

80/100

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.

00163258 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

DOUBLESHOT ENERGY Vanilla label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 80/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-LAYERED 27 ing. REG-PART 44% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 5% LEAD-FLAG Sucralose PHOTO-FINISH Diet soda · ±0 BOOK-OFF …163258 · July 2026

12 of 27 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sucralose). Source sheet 00163258 · 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: Diet soda · Nearest score peer is Diet soda 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.

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.

This label parsed into a long component list. Where many entries are screened at once, the composite tends to reflect the overall mix of registry ratings returned rather than the rating of any one entry. Longer declarations also carry more sub-listed and compound entries, where a parenthetical group is resolved into its parts, so the parsed count can exceed what a reader counts on the packaging.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. DOUBLESHOT ENERGY Vanilla: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. DOUBLESHOT ENERGY Vanilla80/1002. Diet soda: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Diet soda80/1003. DIET PEPSI: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. DIET PEPSI80/1004. Diet pepsi soda: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Diet pepsi soda80/1005. Diet Cola: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Diet Cola80/100
High-band neighbours for DOUBLESHOT ENERGY Vanilla (80/100) outside Starbucks.
Chart values as text

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

DOUBLESHOT ENERGY Vanilla
80/100
Diet soda
80/100
DIET PEPSI
80/100
Diet pepsi soda
80/100
Diet Cola
80/100

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. DOUBLESHOT ENERGY Vanilla scores 10.5 points below that category average (80/100 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 products

DOUBLESHOT ENERGY Vanilla lists 27 ingredients on its label

27 95th percentile a longer ingredient list than 95% 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%). Below this entry. 14–16: 997 products (6%). Below this entry. 16–18: 595 products (4%). Below this entry. 18–20: 402 products (2%). Below this entry. 20–22: 347 products (2%). Below this entry. 22–24: 277 products (2%). Below this entry. 24–26: 256 products (2%). Below this entry. 26–28: 216 products (1%). This entry sits in this band. 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: 27 (95th 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.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 80/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 27 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Starbucks Coffee
2
Water
3
Coffee
4
Reduced-fat Milk
5
Skim Milk
6
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
7
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
8
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
9
Taurine
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe Listed
10
Cellulose Gel
11
Natural Flavors
12
Panax Ginseng Root Extract
13
Inositol
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
14
Guarana
Other
Certain People Should Avoid
15
Paullinia Cupana
16
Seed Extract
17
Cellulose Gum
18
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
19
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
20
Tricalcium Phosphate
21
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
22
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
23
Vitamin B6
24
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
25
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
26
Cholecalciferol
27
Vitamin D3

Full Ingredient List

Starbucks coffee (water, coffee), reduced-fat milk, skim milk, sugar, maltodextrin, dextrose, taurine, cellulose gel, natural flavors, panax ginseng root extract, inositol, guarana (paullinia cupana) seed extract, cellulose gum, niacinamide, sucralose, tricalcium phosphate, carrageenan, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), riboflavin, vitamin a palmitate, cholecalciferol (vitamin d3).

Other products containing Starbucks Coffee

Starbucks Coffee is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 8 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Beverages

High-score cross-brand comparables for DOUBLESHOT ENERGY Vanilla

Neighbours outside Starbucks with screening scores in the same high band as DOUBLESHOT ENERGY Vanilla (80/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Starbucks; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sucralose is the first flagged ingredient selected from DOUBLESHOT ENERGY Vanilla's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 27-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sucralose. Open Sucralose
  • Compare DOUBLESHOT ENERGY Vanilla's 2 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 0012000163258: 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.