Safe

Energy drink

by Nor-Cal Beverage Co. Inc.

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0617641012677 · Nor-Cal Beverage Co. Inc. · Beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0617641012677 · Serving size 1 CAN (355 ml)

The verdict

Energy drink by Nor-Cal Beverage Co. Inc. scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 23 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The 23-component label is layered, beginning with Carbonated Water, Agave Syrup, Citric Acid. Start with any flagged rows, then check the nutrition grade and serving size instead of treating one roll-up score as the whole decision. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 23 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
B
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

73/100

Grade B

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

B

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.

41012677 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Energy drink label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-LAYERED 23 ing. REG-PART 43% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-B Nutri-B RANK-SHORT Len top 8% LEAD-FLAG Aloe vera PHOTO-FINISH Strawberry Yogurt Bar · ±0 BOOK-OFF …012677 · July 2026

10 of 23 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Aloe vera). Source sheet 41012677 · 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: Strawberry Yogurt Bar · Nearest score peer is Strawberry Yogurt Bar 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.

The Nutri-Score algorithm returned its second band for this label. That grade typically describes a nutrition panel whose favourable components register clearly in the model without fully offsetting its energy or sodium terms. Because the calculation is a single points balance rather than a set of independent thresholds, a strong fibre or protein figure can lift a panel into this band even where one penalised nutrient sits high. The grade summarises the declared panel alone and carries no information about the additive ratings screened below.

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: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Energy drink100/1002. Strawberry Yogurt Bar: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Strawberry Yogurt Bar100/1003. Campfire S'mores Crisp Bar: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Campfire S'mores Crisp Bar100/1004. Wild Rice & Chicken Flavored Soup Mix: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Wild Rice & Chicken Flavo…100/1005. Zesty Cheddar & Italian Herb Crunchers: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Zesty Cheddar & Italian H…100/100
High-band neighbours for Energy drink (100/100) outside Nor-Cal Beverage Co. Inc..
Chart values as text

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

Energy drink
100/100
Strawberry Yogurt Bar
100/100
Campfire S'mores Crisp Bar
100/100
Wild Rice & Chicken Flavored Soup Mix
100/100
Zesty Cheddar & Italian Herb Crunchers
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 products

Energy drink lists 23 ingredients on its label

23 92nd percentile a longer ingredient list than 92% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 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: 23 (92nd 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

Carbonated water, agave syrup, citric acid, garcinia cambogia rind extract, taurine, dicalcium malate, sodium benzoate (preservative), caffeine, vegetable juice (color), fruit juice (color), potassium sorbate (preservative), stevia rebaudiana leaf extract, natural flavor, dl-alpha-tocopheryl acetate, coenzyme q-10, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, aloe vera (aloe barbadensis) leaf extractive, cyanocobalamin.

Categories

Beverages Carbonated drinks Sodas

High-score cross-brand comparables for Energy drink

Neighbours outside Nor-Cal Beverage Co. Inc. with screening scores in the same high band as Energy drink (100/100 here). No other Nor-Cal Beverage Co. Inc. products are linked from this barcode; these peers compare across brands only.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Aloe vera 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 23-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Aloe vera. Open Aloe vera
  • Compare Energy drink's 0 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 0617641012677: 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.