Avoid

Low calorie drink mix

by Pure Kick

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0072392322077 · Pure Kick · Beverages and beverages preparations. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0072392322077 · Serving size 1 stick

The verdict

Low calorie drink mix by Pure Kick scores 20/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 40 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 4 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 40-component record, beginning with Citric Acid, Natural Flavors, Maltodextrin. 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.

20/100
Avoid safety score
4
Many flagged · of 40 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0072392322077
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.

92322077 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Low calorie drink mix label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 20/100 FLAG-MANY 4 flagged LEN-DENSE 40 ing. REG-PART 50% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG Aspartame PHOTO-FINISH green apple · ±0 BOOK-OFF …322077 · July 2026

20 of 40 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Aspartame). Source sheet 92322077 · 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: green apple · Nearest score peer is green apple 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.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Low calorie drink mix: 20/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Low calorie drink mix20/1002. green apple: 20/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. green apple20/1003. Sunkist Zero sugar pineapple low calorie drink mix: 20/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Sunkist Zero sugar pineap…20/1004. Low Calorie Drink Mix: 20/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Low Calorie Drink Mix20/1005. Grape Low Calorie Drink Mix: 20/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Grape Low Calorie Drink M…20/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Low calorie drink mix (20/100 on 40 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Low calorie drink mix
20/100
green apple
20/100
Sunkist Zero sugar pineapple low calorie drink mix
20/100
Low Calorie Drink Mix
20/100
Grape Low Calorie Drink Mix
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. Low calorie drink mix 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 and beverages preparations products

Low calorie drink mix lists 40 ingredients on its label

40 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% 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%). Below this entry. 30–32: 38 products (1%). Below this entry. 32–34: 16 products (0%). Below this entry. 34–36: 22 products (0%). Below this entry. 36–38: 5 products (0%). Below this entry. 38–40: 7 products (0%). Below this entry. 40–42: 80 products (2%). This entry sits in this band. 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: 40 (98th 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 20/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (4 flagged of 40 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
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
2
Natural Flavors
3
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
4
Aspartame
FLAVOR ENHANCER, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
5
Caffeine
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
6
Acesulfame Potassium
NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
7
Sodium Citrate
8
Magnesium Oxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
9
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
10
Vitamin B3
11
D-calcium Pantothenate
12
Vitamin B5
13
Biotin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
14
Vitamin B7
15
Cyanocobalamin
16
Vitamin B12
17
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
18
Vitamin B6
19
Taurine
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe Listed
20
Guarana Seed Extract
21
Ginseng Extract
22
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
23
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
24
Potassium Citrate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
25
Artificial Flavors
26
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
27
Dicalcium Phosphate
28
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
29
Monocalcium Phosphate
30
Zinc Gluconate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
31
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
32
Vitamin C
33
Manganese Gluconate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT
GRAS
34
Dl-alpha-tocopheryl Acetate
35
Vitamin E
36
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
37
Sodium Selenate
38
Chromium Picolinate
39
Tartaric acid
Preservative
Safe
40
Beet Powder

Full Ingredient List

CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVORS, MALTODEXTRIN, ASPARTAME, CAFFEINE, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, SODIUM CITRATE, MAGNESIUM OXIDE, NIACINAMIDE (VITAMIN B3), D-CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE (VITAMIN B5), BIOTIN (VITAMIN B7), CYANOCOBALAMIN (VITAMIN B12), PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), TAURINE, GUARANA SEED EXTRACT, GINSENG EXTRACT, RED 40, BLUE 1, POTASSIUM CITRATE, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, MALIC ACID, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, ZINC GLUCONATE, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), MANGANESE GLUCONATE, DL-ALPHA-TOCOPHERYL ACETATE (VITAMIN E), VITAMIN A PALMITATE, SODIUM SELENATE, CHROMIUM PICOLINATE, TARTARIC ACID, BEET POWDER.

Categories

Beverages and beverages preparations Beverages Energy drinks

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Low calorie drink mix

Neighbours outside Pure Kick in the same lower screening band as Low calorie drink mix (20/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Pure Kick; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Aspartame is the first flagged ingredient selected from Low calorie drink mix's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 40-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Aspartame. Open Aspartame
  • Compare Low calorie drink mix'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 0072392322077: 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.