Caution

Java Monster

by Monster

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0070847026495 · Monster · Beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0070847026495 · Serving size 11 OZA (325 ml)

The verdict

Java Monster by Monster scores 80/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 33 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 33-component record, beginning with Brewed Coffee, Filtered Water, Coffee. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

80/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 33 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
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

80/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

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.

47026495 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Java Monster label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 80/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 33 ing. REG-PART 36% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 3% LEAD-FLAG Sucralose PHOTO-FINISH Java monster, energy · ±0 BOOK-OFF …026495 · July 2026

12 of 33 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sucralose). Source sheet 47026495 · 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: Java monster, energy drink, salted caramel, salted caramel · Nearest score peer is Java monster, energy drink, salted caramel, salted caramel 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.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

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. Java Monster: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Java Monster80/1002. Java monster, energy drink, salted caramel, salted caramel: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Java monster, energy drin…80/1003. java monster: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. java monster80/1004. Diet Premium Soda, Ginger Ale: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Diet Premium Soda, Ginger…80/1005. JAVA MONSTER COFFEE + ENERGY: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. JAVA MONSTER COFFEE + ENE…80/100
High-band neighbours for Java Monster (80/100) outside Monster.
Chart values as text

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

Java Monster
80/100
Java monster, energy drink, salted caramel, salted caramel
80/100
java monster
80/100
Diet Premium Soda, Ginger Ale
80/100
JAVA MONSTER COFFEE + ENERGY
80/100

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. Java Monster scores 10.5 points below that category average (80/100 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

Java Monster lists 33 ingredients on its label

33 97th percentile a longer ingredient list than 97% 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%). Below this entry. 10–12: 2,099 products (12%). Below this entry. 12–14: 1,442 products (9%). Below this entry. 14–16: 997 products (6%). Below this entry. 16–18: 595 products (4%). Below this entry. 18–20: 402 products (2%). Below this entry. 20–22: 347 products (2%). Below this entry. 22–24: 277 products (2%). Below this entry. 24–26: 256 products (2%). Below this entry. 26–28: 216 products (1%). Below this entry. 28–30: 131 products (1%). Below this entry. 30–32: 66 products (0%). Below this entry. 32–34: 51 products (0%). This entry sits in this band. 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: 33 (97th 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 80/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 33 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Brewed Coffee
2
Filtered Water
3
Coffee
4
Condensed Skim Milk
5
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
6
Heavy Cream
7
Glucose
8
Taurine
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe Listed
9
Sodium Citrate
10
Natural Flavors
11
Microcrystalline Cellulose
12
Panax Ginseng Extract
13
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
14
Vit. C
15
Tricalcium Phosphate
16
Caffeine
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
17
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
18
Sodium Alginate
19
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
20
Vit. B3
21
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
22
Color Added
23
D-glucuronolactone
24
Guarana Extract
25
Inositol
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
26
L-carnitine L-tartrate
27
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
28
Vit. B6
29
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
30
Vit. B2
31
Glucuronolactone
32
L-carnitine
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Listed
33
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Brewed coffee (filtered water, coffee), condensed skim milk, sugar, heavy cream, glucose, taurine, sodium citrate, natural flavors, microcrystalline cellulose, panax ginseng extract, ascorbic acid (vit. c), tricalcium phosphate, caffeine, carrageenan, sodium alginate, niacinamide (vit. b3), sucralose, color added, d-glucuronolactone, guarana extract, inositol, l-carnitine l-tartrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vit. b6), riboflavin (vit. b2), maltodextrin. monster energy blend: glucose, taurine, panax ginseng extract, caffeine, glucuronolactone, guarana extract, inositol, l-carnitine, maltodextrin

Categories

Beverages Carbonated drinks Sodas

High-score cross-brand comparables for Java Monster

Neighbours outside Monster with screening scores in the same high band as Java Monster (80/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Monster; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sucralose is the first flagged ingredient selected from Java Monster's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 33-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sucralose. Open Sucralose
  • Compare Java Monster'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 0070847026495: 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.