Brand
Rockstar
Made by
PepsiCo
Aisle
Sports and energy drinks
Kind
energy drink

Rockstar

Rockstar Sugar Free

Sugar-free Rockstar sweetened with sucralose and acesulfame potassium, otherwise close to the original formula.

Label check

Flagged ingredients3

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

IngredientCheckOn the label as
Yellow 5Synthetic dyesYELLOW 5
SucraloseArtificial sweetenersSUCRALOSE
Acesulfame potassiumArtificial sweetenersACESULFAME POTASSIUM

Ingredients as listed

CARBONATED WATER, CITRIC ACID, TAURINE, SODIUM CITRATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CAFFEINE, CARAMEL COLOR, SUCRALOSE, GLUCURONOLACTONE, SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVES FRESHNESS), POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVES FRESHNESS), ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, INOSITOL, L-CARNITINE, GUARANA SEED EXTRACT, NIACINAMIDE (VITAMIN B3), CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE (VITAMIN B5), MILK THISTLE EXTRACT, PANAX GINSENG ROOTEXTRACT, YELLOW 5, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), CYANOCOBALAMIN (VITAMIN B12)

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

Same aisle, fewer flags

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