Caution

Sprite, Zero, Zero Calorie Lemon-Lime Soda, Cranberry, Cranberry

by Sprite

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0049000061611 · Sprite · Beverages and beverages preparations. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0049000061611 · Serving size 12 OZA (355 ml)

The verdict

Sprite, Zero, Zero Calorie Lemon-Lime Soda, Cranberry, Cranberry by Sprite scores 70/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 7 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. This is a focused 7-component label led by Carbonated Water, Citric Acid, Natural Flavors; 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.

70/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 7 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
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

70/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

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.

00061611 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Sprite, Zero, Zero Calorie Lemon-Lime Soda, Cranberry, Cranberry label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 70/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-FOCUSED 7 ing. REG-MOST 71% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-LONG Len top 73% LEAD-FLAG Aspartame PHOTO-FINISH Zero sports drink · ±0 BOOK-OFF …061611 · July 2026

5 of 7 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Aspartame). Source sheet 00061611 · 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: Zero sports drink variety · Nearest score peer is Zero sports drink variety 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.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

The declared list parsed into a small number of components. On a short list the registry screen covers close to everything the packaging declares, and any single matched component accounts for a correspondingly large share of the composite. Short lists also leave less room for parsing error, since there are fewer separators and qualifiers for the extraction to resolve.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Sprite, Zero, Zero Calorie Lemon-Lime Soda, Cranberry, Cranberry: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Sprite, Zero, Zero Calori…70/1002. Zero sports drink variety: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Zero sports drink variety70/1003. Sparkling Soda Water: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Sparkling Soda Water70/1004. Zero Sugar Sweet Tea: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Zero Sugar Sweet Tea70/1005. Grapefruit Citrus: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Grapefruit Citrus70/100
Short-label cross-brand peers (7 ingredients on 0049000061611).
Chart values as text

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

Sprite, Zero, Zero Calorie Lemon-Lime Soda, Cranberry, Cranberry
70/100
Zero sports drink variety
70/100
Sparkling Soda Water
70/100
Zero Sugar Sweet Tea
70/100
Grapefruit Citrus
70/100

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. Sprite, Zero, Zero Calorie Lemon-Lime Soda, Cranberry, Cranberry scores 20.5 points below that category average (70/100 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

Sprite, Zero, Zero Calorie Lemon-Lime Soda, Cranberry, Cranberry lists 7 ingredients on its label

7 27th percentile a longer ingredient list than 27% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 8–10: 619 products (13%). Above this entry. 10–12: 595 products (12%). Above this entry. 12–14: 493 products (10%). Above this entry. 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: 7 (27th 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

Carbonated Water, Citric Acid, Natural Flavors, Potassium Citrate, Potassium Benzoate (To Protect Taste), Aspartame, Acesulfame Potassium.

Categories

Beverages and beverages preparations Beverages Carbonated drinks Sodas

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Sprite, Zero, Zero Calorie Lemon-Lime Soda, Cranberry, Cranberry

Neighbours outside Sprite near Sprite, Zero, Zero Calorie Lemon-Lime Soda, Cranberry, Cranberry's mid-band score (70/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Sprite; these peers cross brands.

Same mid-band screening score

Nearest cross-brand products by screening score (2 flagged of 7 on 0049000061611).

Short-label peers (≤8 ingredients)

Nearest cross-brand labels by linked ingredient count (7 on 0049000061611).

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Aspartame is the first flagged ingredient selected from Sprite, Zero, Zero Calorie Lemon-Lime Soda, Cranberry, Cranberry's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 7-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Aspartame. Open Aspartame
  • Compare Sprite, Zero, Zero Calorie Lemon-Lime Soda, Cranberry, Cranberry'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 0049000061611: 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.