Shoprite, scrunchy lemonade drink mix, lemon
by Shoprite
Open Food Facts label for barcode 0041190011209 · Shoprite · Beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.
The verdict
Shoprite, scrunchy lemonade drink mix, lemon by Shoprite 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 Sugar, Fructose, Citric Acid; 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
- 0041190011209
- Barcode (UPC/EAN)
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
75/100
FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening
Processing Level
NOVA 4
Ultra-processed foods
Nutrition Grade
N/A
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.
90011209 · Open Food Facts · July 2026
Shoprite, scrunchy lemonade drink mix, lemon label screening desk
8 of 15 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Fructose). Source sheet 90011209 · 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: Instant Oatmeal Strawberries & Cream · Nearest score peer is Instant Oatmeal Strawberries & Cream 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.
No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.
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. Shoprite, scrunchy lemonade drink mix, lemon 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 products
Shoprite, scrunchy lemonade drink mix, lemon lists 15 ingredients on its label
15 80th percentile a longer ingredient list than 80% of the 16,917 products we track
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Distribution as text
- 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 75/100 score is built
Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 15 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.
Full Ingredient List
Sugar, fructose, citric acid, natural flavors, tricalcium phosphate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium and potassium citrate, maltodextrin, ascorbic acid (vitamin c), modified cornstarch, artificial color, yellow 5 lake, tocopherol (preserves freshness).
Other products containing Sodium And Potassium Citrate
Sodium And Potassium Citrate is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 9 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.
Categories
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Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Shoprite, scrunchy lemonade drink mix, lemon
Neighbours outside Shoprite near Shoprite, scrunchy lemonade drink mix, lemon's mid-band score (75/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Shoprite; these peers cross brands.
Same mid-band screening score
Nearest cross-brand products by screening score (1 flagged of 15 on 0041190011209).
Medium-label peers (9–20 ingredients)
Nearest cross-brand labels by linked ingredient count (15 on 0041190011209).
Follow the flagged-label evidence
Follow the flagged-label evidence
Fructose is the first flagged ingredient selected from Shoprite, scrunchy lemonade drink mix, lemon'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 Fructose. Open Fructose
- Compare Shoprite, scrunchy lemonade drink mix, lemon'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 0041190011209: 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.