Concern

51 Fifty, Sugar Free Energy Drink

by 51 Fifty Energy

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0853028003085 · 51 Fifty Energy · Beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0853028003085 · Serving size 12 OZA (355 ml)

The verdict

51 Fifty, Sugar Free Energy Drink by 51 Fifty Energy scores 55/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 23 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The 23-component label is layered, beginning with Carbonated Water, Citric Acid, Natural And Artificial Flavors. 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.

55/100
Concern safety score
3
Few flagged · of 23 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0853028003085
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

40/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

55/100

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.

28003085 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

51 Fifty, Sugar Free Energy Drink label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 55/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-LAYERED 23 ing. REG-PART 52% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 8% LEAD-FLAG Sucralose PHOTO-FINISH Pizza, pepperoni · ±0 BOOK-OFF …003085 · July 2026

12 of 23 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sucralose). Source sheet 28003085 · 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: Pizza, pepperoni · Nearest score peer is Pizza, pepperoni 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.

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. 51 Fifty, Sugar Free Energy Drink: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. 51 Fifty, Sugar Free Ener…55/1002. Pizza, pepperoni: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Pizza, pepperoni55/1003. Diet Mountain Fizzr Soda, Citrus: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Diet Mountain Fizzr Soda,…55/1004. Twisted strombolini, pepperoni: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Twisted strombolini, pepp…55/1005. Stuffing Mix for Chicken: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Stuffing Mix for Chicken55/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for 51 Fifty, Sugar Free Energy Drink (55/100 on 23 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

51 Fifty, Sugar Free Energy Drink
55/100
Pizza, pepperoni
55/100
Diet Mountain Fizzr Soda, Citrus
55/100
Twisted strombolini, pepperoni
55/100
Stuffing Mix for Chicken
55/100

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. 51 Fifty, Sugar Free Energy Drink scores 35.5 points below that category average (55/100 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 products

51 Fifty, Sugar Free Energy Drink lists 23 ingredients on its label

23 92nd percentile a longer ingredient list than 92% of the 16,917 products we track

0–2: 161 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 2,220 products (13%). Below this entry. 4–6: 1,699 products (10%). Below this entry. 6–8: 2,564 products (15%). Below this entry. 8–10: 2,835 products (17%). Below this entry. 10–12: 2,099 products (12%). Below this entry. 12–14: 1,442 products (9%). Below this entry. 14–16: 997 products (6%). Below this entry. 16–18: 595 products (4%). Below this entry. 18–20: 402 products (2%). Below this entry. 20–22: 347 products (2%). Below this entry. 22–24: 277 products (2%). This entry sits in this band. 24–26: 256 products (2%). Above this entry. 26–28: 216 products (1%). Above this entry. 28–30: 131 products (1%). Above this entry. 30–32: 66 products (0%). Above this entry. 32–34: 51 products (0%). Above this entry. 34–36: 47 products (0%). Above this entry. 36–38: 43 products (0%). Above this entry. 38–40: 51 products (0%). Above this entry. 40–42: 418 products (2%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Beverages product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

16,917 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 23 (92nd percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
161 products (1%)
2–4
2,220 products (13%)
4–6
1,699 products (10%)
6–8
2,564 products (15%)
8–10
2,835 products (17%)
10–12
2,099 products (12%)
12–14
1,442 products (9%)
14–16
997 products (6%)
16–18
595 products (4%)
18–20
402 products (2%)
20–22
347 products (2%)
22–24
277 products (2%)
24–26
256 products (2%)
26–28
216 products (1%)
28–30
131 products (1%)
30–32
66 products (0%)
32–34
51 products (0%)
34–36
47 products (0%)
36–38
43 products (0%)
38–40
51 products (0%)
40 and above
418 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 16,917 Beverages 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 55/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 23 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Carbonated Water
2
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
3
Natural And Artificial Flavors
4
Sodium Citrate
5
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
6
Caffeine
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
7
Taurine
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe Listed
8
Glucuronolactone
9
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
10
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
11
Astragalus Root Extract
12
Organic Maca Root Extract
13
Panax Ginseng Extract
14
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
15
Preservative
16
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
17
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
18
Inositol
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
19
Pyridoxine Hcl
20
D-calcium Pantothenate
21
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
22
Cyanocobalamin
23
Vitamin B-12
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Carbonated water, citric acid, natural and artificial flavors, sodium citrate, caramel color, caffeine, taurine, glucuronolactone, sucralose, ascorbic acid, astragalus root extract, maca root extract, panax ginseng extract, sodium benzoate (preservative), potassium sorbate (preservative), niacinamide, inositol, pyridoxine hcl, d-calcium pantothenate, yellow 5, cyanocobalamin (vitamin b-12).

Categories

Beverages Carbonated drinks Sodas

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for 51 Fifty, Sugar Free Energy Drink

Neighbours outside 51 Fifty Energy near 51 Fifty, Sugar Free Energy Drink's mid-band score (55/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within 51 Fifty Energy; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sucralose is the first flagged ingredient selected from 51 Fifty, Sugar Free Energy Drink'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 51 Fifty, Sugar Free Energy Drink'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 0853028003085: 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.