- Brand
- Powerade
- Made by
- The Coca-Cola Company
- Kind
- sports drink
Powerade
Powerade Mountain Berry Blast
Coca-Cola's sports drink in its best-known blue mixed-berry flavour, sweetened with high fructose corn syrup.
Label check
- Synthetic dyesBlue 1
- Corn syrupHigh fructose corn syrup
- Artificial sweetenersNone listed
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue 1 | Synthetic dyes | BLUE 1 |
| High fructose corn syrup | Corn syrup | HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP |
Ingredients as listed
WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, LESS THAN 0.5% OF: CITRIC ACID, ELECTROLYTES (SALT, SODIUM CITRATE, MAGNESIUM AND CALCIUM CHLORIDES, MONO-POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE), VITAMINS B12 AND C (CYANOCOBALAMIN AND ASCORBIC ACID), NATURAL FLAVORS, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (TO PROTECT COLOR), MEDIUM CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES, SUCROSE ACETATE ISOBUTYRATE, BLUE 1.
Source: The Coca-Cola Company’s product page, copied as published. Recipes change, and the pack you buy may print a newer list.
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