Caution

Pediasure, Clear Nutrition Drink, Tropical Fruit, Tropical Fruit

by PediaSure

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0070074621272 · PediaSure · Beverages and beverages preparations. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0070074621272 · Serving size 6.8 OZA (200 ml)

The verdict

Pediasure, Clear Nutrition Drink, Tropical Fruit, Tropical Fruit by PediaSure scores 70/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 28 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The 28-component label is layered, beginning with Water, Corn Maltodextrin, Sugar. 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.

70/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 28 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0070074621272
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

50/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

70/100

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.

74621272 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Pediasure, Clear Nutrition Drink, Tropical Fruit, Tropical Fruit label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 70/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-LAYERED 28 ing. REG-PART 57% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 5% LEAD-FLAG Acesulfame Potassium PHOTO-FINISH Mini Treats, Oatmeal · ±0 BOOK-OFF …621272 · July 2026

16 of 28 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Acesulfame Potassium). Source sheet 74621272 · 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: Mini Treats, Oatmeal Raisin · Nearest score peer is Mini Treats, Oatmeal Raisin 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.

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. Pediasure, Clear Nutrition Drink, Tropical Fruit, Tropical Fruit: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Pediasure, Clear Nutritio…70/1002. Mini Treats, Oatmeal Raisin: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Mini Treats, Oatmeal Rais…70/1003. Ensure, High Protein Powder, Milk Chocolate, Milk Chocolate: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Ensure, High Protein Powd…70/1004. Ensure, High Protein Powder, Vanilla, Vanilla: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Ensure, High Protein Powd…70/1005. Preactiv Prebiotics Electrolyte Solution, Chilled Cherry Pomegranate: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Preactiv Prebiotics Elect…70/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Pediasure, Clear Nutrition Drink, Tropical Fruit, Tropical Fruit (70/100 on 28 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Pediasure, Clear Nutrition Drink, Tropical Fruit, Tropical Fruit
70/100
Mini Treats, Oatmeal Raisin
70/100
Ensure, High Protein Powder, Milk Chocolate, Milk Chocolate
70/100
Ensure, High Protein Powder, Vanilla, Vanilla
70/100
Preactiv Prebiotics Electrolyte Solution, Chilled Cherry Pomegranate
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. Pediasure, Clear Nutrition Drink, Tropical Fruit, Tropical Fruit 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

Pediasure, Clear Nutrition Drink, Tropical Fruit, Tropical Fruit lists 28 ingredients on its label

28 95th percentile a longer ingredient list than 95% 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%). Below this entry. 14–16: 381 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 272 products (6%). Below this entry. 18–20: 193 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 187 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 134 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 95 products (2%). Below this entry. 26–28: 69 products (1%). Below this entry. 28–30: 56 products (1%). This entry sits in this band. 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: 28 (95th 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.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 70/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 28 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Corn Maltodextrin
3
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
4
Whey Protein Isolate
5
Natural Flavor
6
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
7
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
8
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
9
Acesulfame Potassium
NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
10
Zinc Sulfate
MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
11
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
12
Dl-alpha-tocopheryl Acetate
13
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
14
Manganese Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
15
Calcium Pantothenate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
16
Cupric Sulfate
17
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
18
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
19
Thiamine Chloride Hydrochloride
20
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
21
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
22
Chromium Chloride
23
Sodium Molybdate
24
Biotin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
25
Sodium Selenate
26
Potassium Iodide
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, TRACER
GRAS
27
Phylloquinone
28
Vitamin D3 And Cyanocobalamin

Full Ingredient List

Water, Corn Maltodextrin, Sugar, Whey Protein Isolate; Less 0.5% Of: Natural Flavor, Citric Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Sucralose, Acesulfame Potassium, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Dl-Alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate, Niacinamide, Manganese Sulfate, Calcium Pantothenate, Cupric Sulfate, Folic Acid, Vitamin A Palmitate, Thiamine Chloride Hydrochloride, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Chromium Chloride, Sodium Molybdate, Biotin, Sodium Selenate, Potassium Iodide, Phylloquinone, Vitamin D3 And Cyanocobalamin.

Other products containing Vitamin D3 And Cyanocobalamin

Vitamin D3 And Cyanocobalamin is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 10 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Beverages and beverages preparations Beverages

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Pediasure, Clear Nutrition Drink, Tropical Fruit, Tropical Fruit

Neighbours outside PediaSure near Pediasure, Clear Nutrition Drink, Tropical Fruit, Tropical Fruit's mid-band score (70/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within PediaSure; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Acesulfame Potassium is the first flagged ingredient selected from Pediasure, Clear Nutrition Drink, Tropical Fruit, Tropical Fruit's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 28-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Acesulfame Potassium. Open Acesulfame Potassium
  • Compare Pediasure, Clear Nutrition Drink, Tropical Fruit, Tropical Fruit'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 0070074621272: 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.