Crystal Light Classic Orange

Name: Crystal Light Classic Orange
Brand: Crystal Light

Sugar-free orange drink mix with added vitamin C, sold as a tub of powder.

Label check

Flagged ingredients4

Synthetic dyesRed 40, Yellow 5
Corn syrupNone listed
Artificial sweetenersAspartame, Acesulfame potassium
Seed oilsNone listed
PreservativesNone listed

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

Ingredient	Check	On the label as
Red 40	Synthetic dyes	RED 40
Yellow 5	Synthetic dyes	YELLOW 5
Aspartame	Artificial sweeteners	ASPARTAME
Acesulfame potassium	Artificial sweeteners	ACESULFAME POTASSIUM

Ingredients as listed

CITRIC ACID, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, MALTODEXTRIN, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), ASPARTAME *, MALTITOL, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF NATURAL FLAVOR, CALCIUM CARBONATE, MAGNESIUM OXIDE, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, XANTHAN AND CELLULOSE GUMS, ARTIFICIAL COLOR, RED 40, YELLOW 5 LAKE, YELLOW 5, SOY LECITHIN.

Source: The Kraft Heinz Company’s product page, copied as published. Recipes change, and the pack you buy may print a newer list.

Same aisle, fewer flags

More drink mix first, then the rest of the sports and energy drinks aisle. Each fails fewer than 2 of the checks; fewest flags first.

Crystal Light Classic Orange

Label check

What was flagged, and the words it was read from

Ingredients as listed

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