Brand
Kool-Aid
Made by
The Kraft Heinz Company
Aisle
Sports and energy drinks
Kind
drink mix
Barcode
00043000064757

Kool-Aid

Kool-Aid Grape Drink

Ready-to-drink grape Kool-Aid, sweetened with high fructose corn syrup and a little sucralose.

Label check

Flagged ingredients3

Fails 3 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
SucraloseArtificial sweetenersSUCRALOSE

Ingredients as listed

WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), NATURAL FLAVOR, SUCRALOSE, CITRIC ACID, GUM ARABIC, SUCROSE ACETATE ISOBUTYRATE, GLYCEROL ESTERS OF WOOD ROSIN, RED 40, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS).

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 3 of the checks; fewest flags first.