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Crystal light fruit punch

by Crystal Light

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0043000089798 · Crystal Light. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0043000089798 · Serving size 2.55g

The verdict

Crystal light fruit punch by Crystal Light scores 0/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 22 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 5 ingredients are flagged for caution. The 22-component label is layered, beginning with Citric Acid, Potassium Citrate, Sodium Citrate. 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.

0/100
Avoid safety score
5
Many flagged · of 22 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0043000089798
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

3/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

0/100

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.

00089798 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Crystal light fruit punch label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 0/100 FLAG-MANY 5 flagged LEN-LAYERED 22 ing. REG-PART 55% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-MID Len top 25% LEAD-FLAG BHA PHOTO-FINISH Unicorn Magic Cupcake · ±0 BOOK-OFF …089798 · July 2026

12 of 22 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: BHA). Source sheet 00089798 · 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: Unicorn Magic Cupcake Pudding · Nearest score peer is Unicorn Magic Cupcake Pudding 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 lowest of the four bands. That is where labels land when registry-rated components drive the greater part of the deduction from the index. The band name is drawn from the framework's own scale and is distinct from the ratings the registries themselves assign to individual substances, which are shown per component below. A single heavily rated component and several lightly rated ones can produce the same band, so the component table is the more precise reading of the two.

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.

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. Crystal light fruit punch: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #11. Crystal light fruit punch0/1002. Unicorn Magic Cupcake Pudding: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #22. Unicorn Magic Cupcake Pud…0/1003. Reduced Calorie Pudding Snacks: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #33. Reduced Calorie Pudding S…0/1004. Assorted Zero Sugar Freeze Pops, Tropical Punch, Blue Raspberry, Orange, Kiwi Strawberry, Cherry, Grape: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #44. Assorted Zero Sugar Freez…0/1005. Lemon Gelatin Mix And Edible Sunshine Stickers, Lemon: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #55. Lemon Gelatin Mix And Edi…0/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Crystal light fruit punch (0/100 on 22 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Crystal light fruit punch
0/100
Unicorn Magic Cupcake Pudding
0/100
Reduced Calorie Pudding Snacks
0/100
Assorted Zero Sugar Freeze Pops, Tropical Punch, Blue Raspberry, Orange, Kiwi Strawberry, Cherry, Grape
0/100
Lemon Gelatin Mix And Edible Sunshine Stickers, Lemon
0/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Crystal light fruit punch lists 22 ingredients on its label

22 75th percentile a longer ingredient list than 75% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). This entry sits in this band. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Above this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Above this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Above this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Above this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Above this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Above this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Above this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Above this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published 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

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 22 (75th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 0/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (5 flagged of 22 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
2
Potassium Citrate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
3
Sodium Citrate
4
Aspartamet
5
Magnesium Oxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
6
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
7
Natural Flavor
8
Acesulfame Potassium
NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
9
Soy Lecithin
10
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
11
Artificial Color
12
Calcium Phosphate
13
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
14
Natural And Artificial Flavor
15
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
16
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
17
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
18
BHA
Avoid GRAS
19
Tocopherol
20
Preserves Freshness
21
Caffeine
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
22
Phenylalanine. 0

Full Ingredient List

citric acid, potassium citrate, sodium citrate, aspartamet, magnesium oxide, maltodextrin, contains less than 2% of natural flavor, acesulfame potassium, soy lecithin, yellow 5, artificial color. contains: soy. 0% 0% fruit punch ingredients: citric acid, maltodextrin, calcium phosphate, aspartamet, modified cornstarch, contains less than 2% of natural and artificial flavor, potassium citrate, acesulfame potassium, salt, artificial color, red 40, blue 1, bha (to help protect flavor). phenylketonurics: contains phenylalanine. raspberry lemonade ingredients: citric acid, potassium citrate, maltodextrin, calcium phosphate, aspartamet, contains less than 2% of natural and artificial flavor, acesulfame potassium, soy lecithin, artificial color, red 40, blue 1, tocopherol (preserves freshness). contains: soy. phenylketonurics: contains phenylalanine. wild strawberry ingredients: citric acid, maltodextrin, aspartamet, caffeine, contains less than 2% of magnesium oxide, natural and artificial flavor, artificial color, red 40, tocopherol (to protect flavor), yellow 5, blue 1, soy lecithin. contains: soy. scan here for more food information. phenylketonurics: contains phenylalanine. 0

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Crystal light fruit punch

Neighbours outside Crystal Light in the same lower screening band as Crystal light fruit punch (0/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Crystal Light; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

BHA is the first flagged ingredient selected from Crystal light fruit punch's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 22-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to BHA. Open BHA
  • Compare Crystal light fruit punch's 5 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 0043000089798: 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.