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Ferrara pan, lemonhead, drink mix, lemonade

by Ferrara

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0070893028986 · Ferrara · Beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0070893028986 · Serving size 0.5 PACKET (2 g)

The verdict

Ferrara pan, lemonhead, drink mix, lemonade by Ferrara scores 20/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 14 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 4 ingredients are flagged for caution. This is a focused 14-component label led by Citric Acid Maltodextrin, Natural Flavor, Sodium 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.

20/100
Avoid safety score
4
Many flagged · of 14 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0070893028986
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

17/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

20/100

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.

93028986 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Ferrara pan, lemonhead, drink mix, lemonade label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 20/100 FLAG-MANY 4 flagged LEN-FOCUSED 14 ing. REG-PART 50% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-MID Len top 23% LEAD-FLAG Aspartame PHOTO-FINISH Drink Mix - · ±0 BOOK-OFF …028986 · July 2026

7 of 14 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Aspartame). Source sheet 93028986 · 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: Drink Mix - Fruit Punch · Nearest score peer is Drink Mix - Fruit Punch 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 lowest of the four bands. That is where labels land when registry-rated components drive the greater part of the deduction from the index. The band name is drawn from the framework's own scale and is distinct from the ratings the registries themselves assign to individual substances, which are shown per component below. A single heavily rated component and several lightly rated ones can produce the same band, so the component table is the more precise reading of the two.

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.

A mid-length component list was parsed from this label. There are enough separate entries for the screen to match several independently, while each matched entry still carries visible weight in the resulting index. Lists of this size are the most common shape in the catalogue, which makes the composite here easier to place against comparable products than at either extreme.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Ferrara pan, lemonhead, drink mix, lemonade: 20/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Ferrara pan, lemonhead, d…20/1002. Drink Mix - Fruit Punch: 20/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Drink Mix - Fruit Punch20/1003. Aqua Fusion, Drink Mix, Grape: 20/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Aqua Fusion, Drink Mix, G…20/1004. Aqua Fusion, Low Calorie Drink Mix, Fruit Punch: 20/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Aqua Fusion, Low Calorie …20/1005. Aqua Fusion, Sugar Free Low Calorie Drink Mix, Grape: 20/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Aqua Fusion, Sugar Free L…20/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Ferrara pan, lemonhead, drink mix, lemonade (20/100 on 14 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Ferrara pan, lemonhead, drink mix, lemonade
20/100
Drink Mix - Fruit Punch
20/100
Aqua Fusion, Drink Mix, Grape
20/100
Aqua Fusion, Low Calorie Drink Mix, Fruit Punch
20/100
Aqua Fusion, Sugar Free Low Calorie Drink Mix, Grape
20/100

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. Ferrara pan, lemonhead, drink mix, lemonade scores 70.5 points below that category average (20/100 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

Ferrara pan, lemonhead, drink mix, lemonade lists 14 ingredients on its label

14 77th percentile a longer ingredient list than 77% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 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: 14 (77th 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

Citric acid maltodextrin, natural flavor, sodium citrate, aspartame* *, potassium citrate, magnesium oxide, contains less than 2% of: acesulfame potassium, calcium phosphate, calcium silicate, gum arabic, soy lecithin, artificial color, yellow 5, yellow 5 lake.

Categories

Beverages Carbonated drinks Dried products Dried products to be rehydrated Sodas Dehydrated beverages Lemonade

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Ferrara pan, lemonhead, drink mix, lemonade

Neighbours outside Ferrara in the same lower screening band as Ferrara pan, lemonhead, drink mix, lemonade (20/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Ferrara; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Aspartame is the first flagged ingredient selected from Ferrara pan, lemonhead, drink mix, lemonade's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 14-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Aspartame. Open Aspartame
  • Compare Ferrara pan, lemonhead, drink mix, lemonade's 4 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 0070893028986: 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.