Caution

Energy drink

by Monster

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0070847812906 · Monster · Beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0070847812906 · Serving size 8 OZA (240 ml)

The verdict

Energy drink by Monster scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 35 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 35-component record, beginning with Carbonated Water, Sugar, Apple Juice Concentrate. 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.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 35 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
E
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

50/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

85/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

E

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.

47812906 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Energy drink label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 35 ing. REG-PART 40% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 3% LEAD-FLAG Sucralose PHOTO-FINISH Peace Tea, Iced · ±0 BOOK-OFF …812906 · July 2026

14 of 35 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sucralose). Source sheet 47812906 · 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: Peace Tea, Iced Tea, Green Tea · Nearest score peer is Peace Tea, Iced Tea, Green Tea 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 assigned its lowest band to this label. The algorithm reserves that grade for nutrition panels where the values it penalises sit well above the components it credits. The two systems on this page measure genuinely different things: a product can hold this grade while carrying no additive flagged by the registries screened below, and a product graded well can carry several. Neither reading substitutes for the other, and the per-component table is where the additive picture is set out.

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. Energy drink: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Energy drink85/1002. Peace Tea, Iced Tea, Green Tea: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Peace Tea, Iced Tea, Gree…85/1003. Energy Drink: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Energy Drink85/1004. ULTRA STRAWBERRY DREAMS: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. ULTRA STRAWBERRY DREAMS85/1005. Monster energy nitro: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Monster energy nitro85/100
High-band neighbours for Energy drink (85/100) outside Monster.
Chart values as text

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

Energy drink
85/100
Peace Tea, Iced Tea, Green Tea
85/100
Energy Drink
85/100
ULTRA STRAWBERRY DREAMS
85/100
Monster energy nitro
85/100

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. Energy drink scores 5.5 points below that category average (85/100 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

Energy drink lists 35 ingredients on its label

35 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%). Below this entry. 34–36: 47 products (0%). This entry sits in this band. 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: 35 (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 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 35 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Carbonated Water
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Apple Juice Concentrate
4
Glucose
5
Natural & Artificial Flavors
6
Guava Puree
7
Taurine
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe Listed
8
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
9
Organic Passionfruit Juice Concentrate
10
Pineapple Juice Concentrate
11
Panax Ginseng Extract
12
Potassium Citrate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
13
Orange Juice Concentrate
14
Sodium Citrate
15
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
16
Preservative
17
Caffeine
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
18
Lemon Juice Concentrate
19
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
20
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
21
Vit. B3
22
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
23
L-carnitine L-tartrate
24
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
25
Color Added
26
D-glucuronolactone
27
Guarana Extract
28
Inositol
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
29
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
30
Vit. B6
31
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
32
Vit. B2
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
34
Cyanocobalamin
35
Vit. B12

Full Ingredient List

Carbonated water, sugar, apple juice concentrate, glucose, natural & artificial flavors, guava puree, taurine, citric acid, passionfruit juice concentrate, pineapple juice concentrate, panax ginseng extract, potassium citrate, orange juice concentrate, sodium citrate, potassium sorbate (preservative), caffeine, lemon juice concentrate, ascorbic acid (preservative), niacinamide (vit. b3), sucralose, l-carnitine l-tartrate, salt, color added, d-glucuronolactone, guarana extract, inositol, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vit. b6), riboflavin (vit. b2), maltodextrin, cyanocobalamin (vit. b12).

Categories

Beverages Carbonated drinks Sodas

High-score cross-brand comparables for Energy drink

Neighbours outside Monster with screening scores in the same high band as Energy drink (85/100 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 Energy drink's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 35-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sucralose. Open Sucralose
  • Compare Energy drink's 1 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 0070847812906: 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.