Caution

Gold emblem, sparkling water, tangerine lime

by Gold Emblem

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0050428439715 · Gold Emblem · Beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0050428439715 · Serving size 1 BOTTLE (591 ml)

The verdict

Gold emblem, sparkling water, tangerine lime by Gold Emblem scores 70/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 8 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. This is a focused 8-component label led by Carbonated Water, Citric Acid, Potassium Citrate; 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 8 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.

28439715 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Gold emblem, sparkling water, tangerine lime label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 70/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-FOCUSED 8 ing. REG-MOST 63% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-LONG Len top 61% LEAD-FLAG Aspartame PHOTO-FINISH Childrens Nutritional Drink · ±0 BOOK-OFF …439715 · July 2026

5 of 8 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Aspartame). Source sheet 28439715 · 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: Childrens Nutritional Drink · Nearest score peer is Childrens Nutritional Drink 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. Gold emblem, sparkling water, tangerine lime: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Gold emblem, sparkling wa…70/1002. Childrens Nutritional Drink: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Childrens Nutritional Dri…70/1003. Sugar Free Toffee Squares: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Sugar Free Toffee Squares70/1004. Whey Protein Vanilla: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Whey Protein Vanilla70/1005. Gingerbread House: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Gingerbread House70/100
Short-label cross-brand peers (8 ingredients on 0050428439715).
Chart values as text

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

Gold emblem, sparkling water, tangerine lime
70/100
Childrens Nutritional Drink
70/100
Sugar Free Toffee Squares
70/100
Whey Protein Vanilla
70/100
Gingerbread House
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. Gold emblem, sparkling water, tangerine lime 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 products

Gold emblem, sparkling water, tangerine lime lists 8 ingredients on its label

8 39th percentile a longer ingredient list than 39% of the 16,917 products we track

0–2: 161 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 2,220 products (13%). Below this entry. 4–6: 1,699 products (10%). Below this entry. 6–8: 2,564 products (15%). Below this entry. 8–10: 2,835 products (17%). This entry sits in this band. 10–12: 2,099 products (12%). Above this entry. 12–14: 1,442 products (9%). Above this entry. 14–16: 997 products (6%). Above this entry. 16–18: 595 products (4%). Above this entry. 18–20: 402 products (2%). Above this entry. 20–22: 347 products (2%). Above this entry. 22–24: 277 products (2%). Above this entry. 24–26: 256 products (2%). Above this entry. 26–28: 216 products (1%). Above this entry. 28–30: 131 products (1%). Above this entry. 30–32: 66 products (0%). Above this entry. 32–34: 51 products (0%). Above this entry. 34–36: 47 products (0%). Above this entry. 36–38: 43 products (0%). Above this entry. 38–40: 51 products (0%). Above this entry. 40–42: 418 products (2%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Beverages 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

16,917 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 8 (39th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

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.

Full Ingredient List

Carbonated water, citric acid, potassium citrate, natural flavor, aspartame, potassium benzoate (preservative), acesulfame potassium.

Categories

Beverages Waters

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Gold emblem, sparkling water, tangerine lime

Neighbours outside Gold Emblem near Gold emblem, sparkling water, tangerine lime's mid-band score (70/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Gold Emblem; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Aspartame is the first flagged ingredient selected from Gold emblem, sparkling water, tangerine lime's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 8-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Aspartame. Open Aspartame
  • Compare Gold emblem, sparkling water, tangerine lime'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 0050428439715: 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.