Caution

Lemon Microdrink

by Waterdrop

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0850062519039 · Waterdrop. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0850062519039 · Serving size 2.1g

The verdict

Lemon Microdrink by Waterdrop scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 21 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The 21-component label is layered, beginning with Citric Acid, Natural Lemon Flavor With Other Natural Flavors, Sodium Carbonate. 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.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 21 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0850062519039
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

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

85/100

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.

62519039 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Lemon Microdrink label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-LAYERED 21 ing. REG-PART 57% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-MID Len top 27% LEAD-FLAG Sucralose PHOTO-FINISH PHORMULA-1 Clear Whey · ±0 BOOK-OFF …519039 · July 2026

12 of 21 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sucralose). Source sheet 62519039 · 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: PHORMULA-1 Clear Whey Protein Isolate · Nearest score peer is PHORMULA-1 Clear Whey Protein Isolate 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.

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. Lemon Microdrink: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Lemon Microdrink85/1002. PHORMULA-1 Clear Whey Protein Isolate: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. PHORMULA-1 Clear Whey Pro…85/1003. Phormula-1 Clear Whey Protein Isolate: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Phormula-1 Clear Whey Pro…85/1004. LEVEL-1 BAR: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. LEVEL-1 BAR85/1005. Cherry Slush Clear Whey: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Cherry Slush Clear Whey85/100
High-band neighbours for Lemon Microdrink (85/100) outside Waterdrop.
Chart values as text

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

Lemon Microdrink
85/100
PHORMULA-1 Clear Whey Protein Isolate
85/100
Phormula-1 Clear Whey Protein Isolate
85/100
LEVEL-1 BAR
85/100
Cherry Slush Clear Whey
85/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Lemon Microdrink lists 21 ingredients on its label

21 73rd percentile a longer ingredient list than 73% 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%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). This entry sits in this band. 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: 21 (73rd 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.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 21 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
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
2
Natural Lemon Flavor With Other Natural Flavors
3
Sodium Carbonate
ANTIOXIDANT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
4
Potassium Carbonate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
5
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
6
Vitamin C
7
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
8
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
9
Calcium Carbonate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
10
Vitamin B3
11
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
12
Vitamin B5
13
Calcium Pantothenate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
14
Vitamin B6
15
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
16
Vitamin B1
17
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
18
Beta-carotene
ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
19
Color
20
Vitamin B12
21
Cyanocobalamin

Full Ingredient List

Citric acid, natural lemon flavor with other natural flavors, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, malic acid, vitamin C (ascorbic acid), sucralose, calcium carbonate, vitamin B3 (niacin), vitamin B5 (calcium pantothenate), vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin B1 (thiamine mononitrate), beta-carotene (color), vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin)

Other products containing Natural Lemon Flavor With Other Natural Flavors

Natural Lemon Flavor With Other Natural Flavors is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 95 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

High-score cross-brand comparables for Lemon Microdrink

Neighbours outside Waterdrop with screening scores in the same high band as Lemon Microdrink (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Waterdrop; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sucralose is the first flagged ingredient selected from Lemon Microdrink's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 21-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sucralose. Open Sucralose
  • Compare Lemon Microdrink's 1 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 0850062519039: 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.