Caution

Premium diet soda, cherry vanilla creme

by Monster Energy Company

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0070847004608 · Monster Energy Company · Beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0070847004608 · Serving size 12 OZA (354 ml)

The verdict

Premium diet soda, cherry vanilla creme by Monster Energy Company scores 70/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 6 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. This is a focused 6-component label led by Triple Filtered Carbonated Water, Natural Flavors With Extracts Of Madagascan Vanilla And Washington Cherries, 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.

70/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 6 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.

47004608 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Premium diet soda, cherry vanilla creme label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 70/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-FOCUSED 6 ing. REG-PART 50% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-LONG Len top 76% LEAD-FLAG Acesulfame Potassium PHOTO-FINISH Rehab Monster Tea · ±0 BOOK-OFF …004608 · July 2026

3 of 6 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Acesulfame Potassium). Source sheet 47004608 · 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: Rehab Monster Tea + Lemonade · Nearest score peer is Rehab Monster Tea + Lemonade 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. Premium diet soda, cherry vanilla creme: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Premium diet soda, cherry…70/1002. Rehab Monster Tea + Lemonade: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Rehab Monster Tea + Lemon…70/1003. Monster energy, iced tea: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Monster energy, iced tea70/1004. Energy drink: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Energy drink70/1005. Monster, zero calories extra strength energy drink: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Monster, zero calories ex…70/100
Cross-brand screening scores near Premium diet soda, cherry vanilla creme's 70/100 while 33% of its parsed list carries a caution flag.
Chart values as text

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

Premium diet soda, cherry vanilla creme
70/100
Rehab Monster Tea + Lemonade
70/100
Monster energy, iced tea
70/100
Energy drink
70/100
Monster, zero calories extra strength energy drink
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. Premium diet soda, cherry vanilla creme 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

Premium diet soda, cherry vanilla creme lists 6 ingredients on its label

6 24th percentile a longer ingredient list than 24% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 8–10: 2,835 products (17%). Above this entry. 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: 6 (24th 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.

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 6 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

Full Ingredient List

Pure triple filtered carbonated water, natural flavors with extracts of madagascan vanilla and washington cherries, citric acid, acesulfame potassium, sucralose (splenda brand).

Other products containing Natural Flavors With Extracts Of Madagascan Vanilla And Washington Cherries

Natural Flavors With Extracts Of Madagascan Vanilla And Washington Cherries is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 4 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Beverages Carbonated drinks Sodas

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Premium diet soda, cherry vanilla creme

Neighbours outside Monster Energy Company near Premium diet soda, cherry vanilla creme's mid-band score (70/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Monster Energy Company; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Acesulfame Potassium is the first flagged ingredient selected from Premium diet soda, cherry vanilla creme's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 6-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Acesulfame Potassium. Open Acesulfame Potassium
  • Compare Premium diet soda, cherry vanilla creme'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 0070847004608: 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.