Concern

Cherry Bomb Energy

by Alani

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0810175041698 · Alani · Beverages and beverages preparations. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0810175041698 · Serving size 355mL

The verdict

Cherry Bomb Energy by Alani scores 65/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 24 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The 24-component label is layered, beginning with Carbonated Water, Taurine, Sodium Citrate. 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.

65/100
Concern safety score
3
Few flagged · of 24 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.

75041698 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Cherry Bomb Energy label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 65/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-LAYERED 24 ing. REG-PART 54% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 8% LEAD-FLAG Phosphoric Acid PHOTO-FINISH Loaded Protein Peanut · ±0 BOOK-OFF …041698 · July 2026

13 of 24 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Phosphoric Acid). Source sheet 75041698 · 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: Loaded Protein Peanut Butter Flavor Protein Drink Mix · Nearest score peer is Loaded Protein Peanut Butter Flavor Protein Drink Mix 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.

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. Cherry Bomb Energy: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Cherry Bomb Energy65/1002. Loaded Protein Peanut Butter Flavor Protein Drink Mix: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Loaded Protein Peanut But…65/1003. Loaded Protein Mint Chip Ice Cream: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Loaded Protein Mint Chip …65/1004. Caesar with Bacon Salad with Chicken: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Caesar with Bacon Salad w…65/1005. Pasta marinara with meatballs: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Pasta marinara with meatb…65/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Cherry Bomb Energy (65/100 on 24 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Cherry Bomb Energy
65/100
Loaded Protein Peanut Butter Flavor Protein Drink Mix
65/100
Loaded Protein Mint Chip Ice Cream
65/100
Caesar with Bacon Salad with Chicken
65/100
Pasta marinara with meatballs
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. Cherry Bomb Energy 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 and beverages preparations products

Cherry Bomb Energy lists 24 ingredients on its label

24 92nd percentile a longer ingredient list than 92% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 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: 24 (92nd 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 65/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 24 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Carbonated Water
2
Taurine
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe Listed
3
Sodium Citrate
4
Phosphoric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
Cut Back GRAS
5
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
6
L-theanine
7
Caffeine
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
8
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
9
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
10
L-carnitine L-tartrate
11
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
12
Panax Ginseng Root Extract
13
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
14
Acesulfame Potassium
NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
15
Natural Flavor
16
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
17
Inositol
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
18
Glucuronolactone
19
D-calcium Pantothenate
20
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
21
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
22
Guarana Seed Extract
23
B-biotin
24
Cyanocobalamin

Full Ingredient List

Carbonated Water, Taurine, Sodium Citrate, Phosphoric Acid, Caramel Color, L-Theanine, Caffeine, Sodium Benzoate, Sucralose, L-Carnitine L-Tartrate, Potassium Sorbate, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Citric Acid, Acesulfame Potassium, Natural Flavor, Niacinamide, Inositol, Glucuronolactone, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Salt, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Guarana Seed Extract, B-Biotin, Cyanocobalamin.

Categories

Beverages and beverages preparations Beverages Energy drinks

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Cherry Bomb Energy

Neighbours outside Alani near Cherry Bomb Energy's mid-band score (65/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Alani; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Phosphoric Acid is the first flagged ingredient selected from Cherry Bomb Energy's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 24-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Phosphoric Acid. Open Phosphoric Acid
  • Compare Cherry Bomb Energy'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 0810175041698: 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.