Brand
Barq's
Made by
The Coca-Cola Company
Aisle
Soda
Kind
flavored soda
Barcode
00049000023763

Barq's

Barq's Red Creme Soda

Red vanilla-flavoured cream soda coloured with Red 40.

Label check

Flagged ingredients2

Fails 2 of 5 standards. Read from the ingredient list below; what each check counts.

What was flagged, and the words it was read from

IngredientCheckOn the label as
Red 40Synthetic dyesRED 40
High fructose corn syrupCorn syrupHIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP

Ingredients as listed

CARBONATED WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SODIUM BENZOATE (TO PROTECT TASTE), CITRIC ACID, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, RED 40.

Source: the label filed with USDA’s branded food database (record 2703150). Recipes change, and the pack you buy may print a newer list.

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