Concern

Fanta mini

by Fanta

Scores 50/100 on FDA SAFFA + CSPI ingredient analysis , with 2 flagged ingredients identified.

Barcode 0049000067262

The verdict

Fanta mini by Fanta scores 50/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 9 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. This is a focused 9-component label led by Carbonated Water, High-fructose corn syrup, 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.

50/100
Concern safety score
2
flagged ingredients of 9 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0049000067262
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.

00067262 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Fanta mini label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 50/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-FOCUSED 9 ing. REG-PART 56% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-LONG Len top 70% LEAD-FLAG Yellow 6 PHOTO-FINISH Mello Yello, Flavored · ±0 BOOK-OFF …067262 · July 2026

Fanta mini holds 50/100 with 2 flagged of 9 parsed ingredients (22% of the list). 5 of 9 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Yellow 6). See methodology for how the shelf-label bands are computed. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Mello Yello, Flavored Soda, Peach Citrus, Peach Citrus · Nearest score peer is Mello Yello, Flavored Soda, Peach Citrus, Peach Citrus at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

This label lands in the third of four positions on the published scale. What separates that position from its neighbours is arithmetic rather than judgement: identical inputs run through the documented weighting always arrive at the same place. Anyone who works the calculation through by hand, using the methodology write-up together with the itemised ratings further down, will reproduce this number exactly — which is the reason for publishing a computed figure instead of an opinion.

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.

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. Fanta mini: 50/1001. Fanta mini50/1002. Mello Yello, Flavored Soda, Peach Citrus, Peach Citrus: 50/1002. Mello Yello, Flavored Sod…50/1003. Nacho Cheese Sauce: 50/1003. Nacho Cheese Sauce50/1004. Power Ade: 50/1004. Power Ade50/1005. Hard candy wild cherry: 50/1005. Hard candy wild cherry50/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Fanta mini (50/100 on 9 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Fanta mini
50/100
Mello Yello, Flavored Soda, Peach Citrus, Peach Citrus
50/100
Nacho Cheese Sauce
50/100
Power Ade
50/100
Hard candy wild cherry
50/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Fanta mini lists 9 ingredients on its label

9 30th percentile a longer ingredient list than 30% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Above this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Above this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Above this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Above this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Above this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Above this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Above this entry. 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: 9 (30th 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.

Full Ingredient List

CARBONATED WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVORS, SODIUM BENZOATE, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, GLYCEROL ESTER OF ROSIN, YELLOW 6, RED 40.

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Fanta mini

Neighbours outside Fanta near Fanta mini's mid-band score (50/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Fanta; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Yellow 6 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Fanta mini's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 9-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Yellow 6. Open Yellow 6
  • Compare Fanta mini'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 0049000067262: 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.