Safe

Peppermint Mocha

by IQ Joe

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0850004554814 · IQ Joe · Beverages and beverages preparations. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0850004554814 · Serving size 1 stick (8 g)

The verdict

Peppermint Mocha by IQ Joe scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 5 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. This is a focused 5-component label led by Brazilian Coffee, Natural Flavors, Brain Nutrient Blend; 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 5 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0850004554814
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

70/100

Grade B

Ingredient Safety

100/100

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.

04554814 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Peppermint Mocha label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-SHORT 5 ing. REG-SPARSE 0% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-LONG Len top 83% PHOTO-FINISH Pumpkin Spice · ±0 BOOK-OFF …554814 · July 2026

None of the 5 parsed ingredients appear in FDA SAFFA or CSPI — absence of evidence, not a clean bill. Source sheet 04554814 · 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: Pumpkin Spice · Nearest score peer is Pumpkin Spice 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.

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.

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. Peppermint Mocha: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Peppermint Mocha100/1002. Pumpkin Spice: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Pumpkin Spice100/1003. IQ BAR 18 PROTEIN BAR VARIETY PACK: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. IQ BAR 18 PROTEIN BAR VAR…100/1004. Gingerbread Protien Bar: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Gingerbread Protien Bar100/1005. Chocolate Mint Chip: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Chocolate Mint Chip100/100
High-band neighbours for Peppermint Mocha (100/100) outside IQ Joe.
Chart values as text

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

Peppermint Mocha
100/100
Pumpkin Spice
100/100
IQ BAR 18 PROTEIN BAR VARIETY PACK
100/100
Gingerbread Protien Bar
100/100
Chocolate Mint Chip
100/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 5,445 products we've scored in the Beverages and beverages preparations category, the average safety score is 91/100. Peppermint Mocha scores 9 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 91/100), 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 and beverages preparations products

Peppermint Mocha lists 5 ingredients on its label

5 17th percentile a longer ingredient list than 17% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 6–8: 550 products (11%). Above this entry. 8–10: 619 products (13%). Above this entry. 10–12: 595 products (12%). Above this entry. 12–14: 493 products (10%). Above this entry. 14–16: 381 products (8%). Above this entry. 16–18: 272 products (6%). Above this entry. 18–20: 193 products (4%). Above this entry. 20–22: 187 products (4%). Above this entry. 22–24: 134 products (3%). Above this entry. 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: 5 (17th 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.

Full Ingredient List

Brazilian Coffee, Natural Flavors, Brain Nutrient Blend (Magtein® Magnesium L-Threonate, Lion's Mane)

Categories

Beverages and beverages preparations Beverage preparations Instant beverages Instant coffees

High-score cross-brand comparables for Peppermint Mocha

Neighbours outside IQ Joe with screening scores in the same high band as Peppermint Mocha (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within IQ Joe; these peers cross brands.

Same high-band screening score

Nearest cross-brand products by screening score (100/100 here, no caution flags on the parsed list).

Short-label peers (≤8 ingredients)

Nearest cross-brand labels by linked ingredient count (5 on 0850004554814).

Check the compact label closely

Check the compact label closely

Peppermint Mocha has a shorter ingredient list than 83% of its Beverages and beverages preparations category comparison set. A short list is descriptive, not a safety verdict, so inspect the named ingredients directly.

  • Start with the parsed ingredient profiles and review the source-backed context behind this compact list. Inspect ingredients
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  • Check how the screening method treats registry matches and unmatched ingredients. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0850004554814: 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.