Caution

Espresso 300

by Black Rifle Coffee Company

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0810019268229 · Black Rifle Coffee Company · Beverages and beverages preparations. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0810019268229 · Serving size 1 can (443 g)

The verdict

Espresso 300 by Black Rifle Coffee Company scores 80/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 23 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The 23-component label is layered, beginning with Colombian Coffee, Water, Coffee. 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.

80/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 23 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
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

53/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

80/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

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.

19268229 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Espresso 300 label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 80/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-LAYERED 23 ing. REG-PART 48% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 10% LEAD-FLAG Sucralose PHOTO-FINISH Protein Powder · ±0 BOOK-OFF …268229 · July 2026

11 of 23 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sucralose). Source sheet 19268229 · 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: Protein Powder · Nearest score peer is Protein Powder 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 second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

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. Espresso 300: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Espresso 30080/1002. Protein Powder: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Protein Powder80/1003. Signature half club sandwich: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Signature half club sandw…80/1004. Ultra thin slices black forest ham: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Ultra thin slices black f…80/1005. Cherry Coca-Cola zero sugar: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Cherry Coca-Cola zero sug…80/100
High-band neighbours for Espresso 300 (80/100) outside Black Rifle Coffee Company.
Chart values as text

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

Espresso 300
80/100
Protein Powder
80/100
Signature half club sandwich
80/100
Ultra thin slices black forest ham
80/100
Cherry Coca-Cola zero sugar
80/100

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. Espresso 300 scores 10.5 points below that category average (80/100 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

Espresso 300 lists 23 ingredients on its label

23 90th percentile a longer ingredient list than 90% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 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: 23 (90th 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 80/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 23 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

Full Ingredient List

Colombian coffee (water, coffee), nonfat ultra-filtered milk, sugar, medium chain triglycerides, cellulose gel, cocoa (processed with alkali), salt, ascorbic acid, sodium hydroxide, l-arginine, l-glutamine, cellulose gum, carrageenan, natural and artificial flavor, caffeine, l-isoleucine, sucralose, I-valine, l-leucine, vitamin E dl alpha tocopheryl, vitamin A Epalmitate.

Other products containing I-valine

I-valine is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 3 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Beverages and beverages preparations Beverages Coffee drinks

High-score cross-brand comparables for Espresso 300

Neighbours outside Black Rifle Coffee Company with screening scores in the same high band as Espresso 300 (80/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Black Rifle Coffee Company; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sucralose is the first flagged ingredient selected from Espresso 300'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 Sucralose. Open Sucralose
  • Compare Espresso 300's 2 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 0810019268229: 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.