Rockstar

Rockstar Silver Ice

Name: Rockstar Silver Ice
Brand: Rockstar

A zero-sugar Rockstar that uses erythritol together with sucralose and acesulfame potassium.

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Flagged ingredients2

Synthetic dyesNone listed
Corn syrupNone listed
Artificial sweetenersSucralose, Acesulfame potassium
Seed oilsNone listed
PreservativesNone listed

Fails 1 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
Sucralose	Artificial sweeteners	SUCRALOSE
Acesulfame potassium	Artificial sweeteners	ACESULFAME POTASSIUM

Ingredients as listed

CARBONATED WATER, CITRIC ACID, ERYTHRITOL, TAURINE, SODIUM CITRATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, CAFFEINE, SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVES FRESHNESS), ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, SUCRALOSE, GLUCURONOLACTONE, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVES FRESHNESS), INOSITOL, GUM ARABIC, NIACINAMIDE (VITAMIN B3), GLYCEROL ESTEROF ROSIN, CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE (VITAMIN B5), MILK THISTLE EXTRACT, PANAX GINSENG ROOT EXTRACT, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), GUARANA SEED EXTRACT, CARAMEL COLOR, CYANOCOBALAMIN (VITAMIN B12)

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

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Rockstar Silver Ice

Label check

What was flagged, and the words it was read from

Ingredients as listed

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