Avoid

Raspberry lemonade drink mix pitcher packets

by Crystal Light

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0043000949634 · Crystal Light · Beverages and beverages preparations. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0043000949634 · Serving size 1.2 g (0.125 PACKET)

The verdict

Raspberry lemonade drink mix pitcher packets by Crystal Light scores 35/100 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 Citric Acid, Potassium Citrate, Maltodextrin; 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.

35/100
Avoid safety score
3
Few flagged · of 13 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0043000949634
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

27/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

35/100

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.

00949634 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Raspberry lemonade drink mix pitcher packets label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 35/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-FOCUSED 13 ing. REG-PART 46% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-MID Len top 37% LEAD-FLAG Acesulfame Potassium PHOTO-FINISH Kool Aid · ±0 BOOK-OFF …949634 · July 2026

6 of 13 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Acesulfame Potassium). Source sheet 00949634 · 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: Kool Aid · Nearest score peer is Kool Aid 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.

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. Raspberry lemonade drink mix pitcher packets: 35/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Raspberry lemonade drink …35/1002. Kool Aid: 35/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Kool Aid35/1003. kool-aid: 35/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. kool-aid35/1004. Drink Mix: 35/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Drink Mix35/1005. Pudding & Pie Filling, Lemon: 35/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Pudding & Pie Filling, Le…35/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Raspberry lemonade drink mix pitcher packets (35/100 on 13 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Raspberry lemonade drink mix pitcher packets
35/100
Kool Aid
35/100
kool-aid
35/100
Drink Mix
35/100
Pudding & Pie Filling, Lemon
35/100

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. Raspberry lemonade drink mix pitcher packets scores 55.5 points below that category average (35/100 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

Raspberry lemonade drink mix pitcher packets lists 13 ingredients on its label

13 63rd percentile a longer ingredient list than 63% of the 4,874 products we track

0–2: 103 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 484 products (10%). Below this entry. 4–6: 475 products (10%). Below this entry. 6–8: 550 products (11%). Below this entry. 8–10: 619 products (13%). Below this entry. 10–12: 595 products (12%). Below this entry. 12–14: 493 products (10%). This entry sits in this band. 14–16: 381 products (8%). Above this entry. 16–18: 272 products (6%). Above this entry. 18–20: 193 products (4%). Above this entry. 20–22: 187 products (4%). Above this entry. 22–24: 134 products (3%). Above this entry. 24–26: 95 products (2%). Above this entry. 26–28: 69 products (1%). Above this entry. 28–30: 56 products (1%). Above this entry. 30–32: 38 products (1%). Above this entry. 32–34: 16 products (0%). Above this entry. 34–36: 22 products (0%). Above this entry. 36–38: 5 products (0%). Above this entry. 38–40: 7 products (0%). Above this entry. 40–42: 80 products (2%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Beverages and beverages preparations 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

4,874 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 13 (63rd percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
103 products (2%)
2–4
484 products (10%)
4–6
475 products (10%)
6–8
550 products (11%)
8–10
619 products (13%)
10–12
595 products (12%)
12–14
493 products (10%)
14–16
381 products (8%)
16–18
272 products (6%)
18–20
193 products (4%)
20–22
187 products (4%)
22–24
134 products (3%)
24–26
95 products (2%)
26–28
69 products (1%)
28–30
56 products (1%)
30–32
38 products (1%)
32–34
16 products (0%)
34–36
22 products (0%)
36–38
5 products (0%)
38–40
7 products (0%)
40 and above
80 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 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.

Full Ingredient List

Citric acid, potassium citrate, maltodextrin, calcium phosphate, aspartame+, contains less than 2% of natural and artificial flavor, acesulfame potassium, soy lecithin, artificial color, red 40, blue 1, tocopherol (preserves freshness).

Categories

Beverages and beverages preparations Beverages Dried products Dried products to be rehydrated Dehydrated beverages

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Raspberry lemonade drink mix pitcher packets

Neighbours outside Crystal Light in the same lower screening band as Raspberry lemonade drink mix pitcher packets (35/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Crystal Light; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Acesulfame Potassium is the first flagged ingredient selected from Raspberry lemonade drink mix pitcher packets'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 Acesulfame Potassium. Open Acesulfame Potassium
  • Compare Raspberry lemonade drink mix pitcher packets'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 0043000949634: 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.