Caution

C4 PERFORMANCE ENERGY

by Jolly Rancher

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0842595134964 · Jolly Rancher. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0842595134964 · Serving size 473ml

The verdict

C4 PERFORMANCE ENERGY by Jolly Rancher scores 70/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 12 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. This is a focused 12-component label led by Carbonated Water, Carnosyn Beta-alanine, Betapower Betaine Anhydrous; 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.

70/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 12 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0842595134964
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

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

70/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

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.

95134964 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

C4 PERFORMANCE ENERGY label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 70/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-FOCUSED 12 ing. REG-PART 42% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-LONG Len top 57% LEAD-FLAG Acesulfame Potassium PHOTO-FINISH C4 Performance Energy · ±0 BOOK-OFF …134964 · July 2026

5 of 12 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Acesulfame Potassium). Source sheet 95134964 · 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: C4 Performance Energy · Nearest score peer is C4 Performance Energy 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.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

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. C4 PERFORMANCE ENERGY: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. C4 PERFORMANCE ENERGY70/1002. C4 Performance Energy: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. C4 Performance Energy70/1003. Jolly Rancher Peach Zero Sugar: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Jolly Rancher Peach Zero …70/1004. Creatine: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Creatine70/1005. creatine: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. creatine70/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for C4 PERFORMANCE ENERGY (70/100 on 12 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

C4 PERFORMANCE ENERGY
70/100
C4 Performance Energy
70/100
Jolly Rancher Peach Zero Sugar
70/100
Creatine
70/100
creatine
70/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

C4 PERFORMANCE ENERGY lists 12 ingredients on its label

12 43rd percentile a longer ingredient list than 43% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). This entry sits in this band. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Above this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Above this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Above this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Above this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Above this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Above this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Above this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Above this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Above this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Above this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Above this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Above this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Above this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published 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

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 12 (43rd percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Full Ingredient List

Carbonated Water, CarnoSyn Beta-Alanine, BetaPower Betaine Anhydrous, Citric Acid, Malic Acid, Natural , Artificial Flavors, Sodium Benzoate, Caffeine Anhydrous, Sucralose, Acesulfame Potassium, Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12)

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for C4 PERFORMANCE ENERGY

Neighbours outside Jolly Rancher near C4 PERFORMANCE ENERGY's mid-band score (70/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Jolly Rancher; these peers cross brands.

Same mid-band screening score

Nearest cross-brand products by screening score (2 flagged of 12 on 0842595134964).

Medium-label peers (9–20 ingredients)

Nearest cross-brand labels by linked ingredient count (12 on 0842595134964).

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Acesulfame Potassium is the first flagged ingredient selected from C4 PERFORMANCE ENERGY's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 12-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Acesulfame Potassium. Open Acesulfame Potassium
  • Compare C4 PERFORMANCE ENERGY'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 0842595134964: 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.