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monster

by Monster Energy

Open Food Facts label for barcode 84113191 · Monster Energy. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 84113191

The verdict

monster by Monster Energy scores 35/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 43 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 43-component record, beginning with Carbonated Water, Sugar, Glucose. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

35/100
Avoid safety score
3
Few flagged · of 43 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
84113191
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

27/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

35/100

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.

84113191 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

monster label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 35/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 43 ing. REG-PART 35% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 5% LEAD-FLAG Sucralose PHOTO-FINISH Candy Coated ... · ±0 BOOK-OFF …113191 · July 2026

15 of 43 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sucralose). Source sheet 84113191 · 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: Candy Coated ... Chocolate Flavored Candy · Nearest score peer is Candy Coated ... Chocolate Flavored Candy 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 lowest of the four bands. That is where labels land when registry-rated components drive the greater part of the deduction from the index. The band name is drawn from the framework's own scale and is distinct from the ratings the registries themselves assign to individual substances, which are shown per component below. A single heavily rated component and several lightly rated ones can produce the same band, so the component table is the more precise reading of the two.

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 is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. monster: 35/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. monster35/1002. Candy Coated ... Chocolate Flavored Candy: 35/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Candy Coated ... Chocolat…35/1003. Chocolate Coated Candy: 35/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Chocolate Coated Candy35/1004. Gumballs: 35/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Gumballs35/1005. Gumballs: 35/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Gumballs35/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for monster (35/100 on 43 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

monster
35/100
Candy Coated ... Chocolate Flavored Candy
35/100
Chocolate Coated Candy
35/100
Gumballs
35/100
Gumballs
35/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

monster lists 43 ingredients on its label

43 95th percentile a longer ingredient list than 95% 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%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. 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: 43 (95th 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 35/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 43 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Carbonated Water
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Glucose
4
Orange Juice Concentrate
5
Apple Juice Concentrate
6
Taurine
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe Listed
7
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
8
Raspberry Juice Concentrate
9
Guava Puree Cherry Juice Concentrate
10
Sodium Citrate
11
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
12
Preservative
13
Panax Ginseng Flavor
14
Caffeine
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
15
Quot
16
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
17
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
18
Natural Flavors
19
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
20
Vit
21
B3
22
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
23
Pineapple Juice Concentrate
24
Organic Passionfruit Juice Concentrate
25
Gun Arabic
26
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
27
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
28
Ester Gum
29
Inositol
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
30
L-carnitine L-tartrate
31
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
32
B6
33
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
34
B2
35
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
36
Cyanocobalamin
37
B12
38
1 Monster Way
39
Corona
40
Ca 92879 U
41
Not Recommended For Children
42
People Sensitive To Caffeine Pregnant Women Or Women Who Are Nursing 08
43
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Full Ingredient List

carbonated water, sugar, glucose, orange juice concentrate, apple juice concentrate, taurine, citric acid, raspberry juice concentrate, guava puree cherry juice concentrate, sodium citrate, potassium sorbate (preservative), panax ginseng flavor, caffeine," maltodextrin, sodium benzoate (preservative), natural flavors, niacinamide (vit,b3), sucralose, pineapple juice concentrate, passionfruit juice concentrate, gun arabic, red 40, salt, ester gum, inositol, l-carnitine l-tartrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vit, b6), riboflavin (vit, b2), blue 1, cyanocobalamin (vit, b12), manufactured for monster energy company, 1 monster way, corona, ca 92879 u,s,a, ©2018 monster energy company monster energy blend: glucose, taurine, caffeine, maltodextrin, inositol, l-carnitine caffeine from all sources: 160mg per can consume responsibly: not recommended for children, people sensitive to caffeine pregnant women or women who are nursing 08,10 wy sivan - 15 s

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for monster

Neighbours outside Monster Energy in the same lower screening band as monster (35/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Monster Energy; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sucralose is the first flagged ingredient selected from monster's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 43-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sucralose. Open Sucralose
  • Compare monster'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 84113191: 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.