Concern

Boylan Bottling Co, Diet Cola

by Boylan Bottling Company Inc.

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0760712170018 · Boylan Bottling Company Inc. · Beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0760712170018 · Serving size 12 OZA (355 ml)

The verdict

Boylan Bottling Co, Diet Cola by Boylan Bottling Company Inc. scores 65/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 10 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. This is a focused 10-component label led by Carbonated Water, Natural Flavor, Caramel Coloring; 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.

65/100
Concern safety score
3
Few flagged · of 10 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
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

65/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

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.

12170018 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Boylan Bottling Co, Diet Cola label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 65/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-FOCUSED 10 ing. REG-MOST 60% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-MID Len top 44% LEAD-FLAG Phosphoric Acid PHOTO-FINISH Parade, sugar free · ±0 BOOK-OFF …170018 · July 2026

6 of 10 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Phosphoric Acid). Source sheet 12170018 · 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: Parade, sugar free instant oatmeal, apple, maple, cinnamon · Nearest score peer is Parade, sugar free instant oatmeal, apple, maple, cinnamon at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

This label lands in the third of four positions on the published scale. What separates that position from its neighbours is arithmetic rather than judgement: identical inputs run through the documented weighting always arrive at the same place. Anyone who works the calculation through by hand, using the methodology write-up together with the itemised ratings further down, will reproduce this number exactly — which is the reason for publishing a computed figure instead of an opinion.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

The declared list parsed into a small number of components. On a short list the registry screen covers close to everything the packaging declares, and any single matched component accounts for a correspondingly large share of the composite. Short lists also leave less room for parsing error, since there are fewer separators and qualifiers for the extraction to resolve.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Boylan Bottling Co, Diet Cola: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Boylan Bottling Co, Diet …65/1002. Parade, sugar free instant oatmeal, apple, maple, cinnamon: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Parade, sugar free instan…65/1003. Low-Fat Protein Powder, Chocolate: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Low-Fat Protein Powder, C…65/1004. Fat Free Ice Cream: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Fat Free Ice Cream65/1005. No Sugar Added Vanilla Bean Ice Cream: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. No Sugar Added Vanilla Be…65/100
Cross-brand screening scores near Boylan Bottling Co, Diet Cola's 65/100 while 30% of its parsed list carries a caution flag.
Chart values as text

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

Boylan Bottling Co, Diet Cola
65/100
Parade, sugar free instant oatmeal, apple, maple, cinnamon
65/100
Low-Fat Protein Powder, Chocolate
65/100
Fat Free Ice Cream
65/100
No Sugar Added Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
65/100

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. Boylan Bottling Co, Diet Cola scores 25.5 points below that category average (65/100 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

Boylan Bottling Co, Diet Cola lists 10 ingredients on its label

10 56th percentile a longer ingredient list than 56% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 12–14: 1,442 products (9%). Above this entry. 14–16: 997 products (6%). Above this entry. 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: 10 (56th 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, natural flavor, caramel color, phosphoric acid, sodium benzoate (preservatives freshness), sucralose, caffeine (from coffee), acesulfame potassium.

Other products containing Preservatives Freshness

Preservatives Freshness is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 11 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Beverages Carbonated drinks Artificially sweetened beverages Sodas Diet beverages Colas Diet sodas Diet cola soft drink

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Boylan Bottling Co, Diet Cola

Neighbours outside Boylan Bottling Company Inc. near Boylan Bottling Co, Diet Cola's mid-band score (65/100). The 4 same-brand links above stay within Boylan Bottling Company Inc.; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Phosphoric Acid is the first flagged ingredient selected from Boylan Bottling Co, Diet Cola's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 10-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Phosphoric Acid. Open Phosphoric Acid
  • Compare Boylan Bottling Co, Diet Cola's 3 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 0760712170018: 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.