Safe

Energy Drink

by Red Bull

Scores 100/100 on FDA SAFFA + CSPI ingredient analysis , with no flagged ingredients identified.

Barcode 0611269818994 · Serving size 1 can (12 fl oz)

The verdict

Energy Drink by Red Bull scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 14 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. This is a focused 14-component label led by Carbonated Water, Sucrose, Glucose; 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 14 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

58/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

100/100

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.

69818994 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Energy Drink label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-FOCUSED 14 ing. REG-PART 57% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-MID Len top 32% LEAD-RARE Magnesium Carbonate PHOTO-FINISH Garbanzos Chick Peas · ±0 BOOK-OFF …818994 · July 2026

Energy Drink screens 100/100 with zero caution flags on 14 parsed ingredients. 8 of 14 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Magnesium Carbonate). Derived from public OFF + FDA SAFFA + CSPI data — not an official FDA rating. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Garbanzos Chick Peas · Nearest score peer is Garbanzos Chick Peas at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out 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.

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. Energy Drink: 100/1001. Energy Drink100/1002. Garbanzos Chick Peas: 100/1002. Garbanzos Chick Peas100/1003. Cream Style Corn: 100/1003. Cream Style Corn100/1004. Fruiterly Aloe Jelly Snacks: 100/1004. Fruiterly Aloe Jelly Snac…100/1005. Chili Beans: 100/1005. Chili Beans100/100
High-band neighbours for Energy Drink (100/100) outside Red Bull.
Chart values as text

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

Energy Drink
100/100
Garbanzos Chick Peas
100/100
Cream Style Corn
100/100
Fruiterly Aloe Jelly Snacks
100/100
Chili Beans
100/100

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 9.5 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 90.5/100), so it is a comparatively strong 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

Energy Drink lists 14 ingredients on its label

14 68th percentile a longer ingredient list than 68% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 16–18: 272 products (6%). Above this entry. 18–20: 193 products (4%). Above this entry. 20–22: 187 products (4%). Above this entry. 22–24: 134 products (3%). Above this entry. 24–26: 95 products (2%). Above this entry. 26–28: 69 products (1%). Above this entry. 28–30: 56 products (1%). Above this entry. 30–32: 38 products (1%). Above this entry. 32–34: 16 products (0%). Above this entry. 34–36: 22 products (0%). Above this entry. 36–38: 5 products (0%). Above this entry. 38–40: 7 products (0%). Above this entry. 40–42: 80 products (2%). Above this entry. 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: 14 (68th 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.

Full Ingredient List

carbonated water, sucrose, glucose, citric acid, taurine, sodium bicarbonate, magnesium carbonate, caffeine, niacinamide, calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hcl, vitamin b12, natural and artificial flavors, colors,

Categories

Beverages and beverages preparations Beverages Carbonated drinks Sodas Energy drinks Sweetened beverages Power-drink

High-score cross-brand comparables for Energy Drink

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

Same high-band screening score

Nearest cross-brand products by screening score (100/100 here, no caution flags on the parsed list).

Medium-label peers (9–20 ingredients)

Nearest cross-brand labels by linked ingredient count (14 on 0611269818994).

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Energy Drink has a longer ingredient list than 68% of its Beverages and beverages preparations category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0611269818994: 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.