- Brand
- Powerade
- Made by
- The Coca-Cola Company
- Kind
- sports drink
Powerade
Powerade Zero Sugar Mixed Berry
Zero-sugar Powerade in a mixed-berry flavour, sweetened with sucralose and acesulfame potassium.
Label check
- Synthetic dyesBlue 1
- Corn syrupNone listed
- Artificial sweetenersSucralose, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue 1 | Synthetic dyes | BLUE 1 |
| Sucralose | Artificial sweeteners | SUCRALOSE |
| Acesulfame potassium | Artificial sweeteners | ACESULFAME POTASSIUM |
Ingredients as listed
WATER, 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, SUCRALOSE, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (TO PROTECT COLOR), 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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