Food
Seven Select Replenish Zero Fruit Punch
Score
- Dye with an EU warning label
- Contains synthetic dyes
- Ultra-processed
- Contains non-nutritive sweeteners
Why it scores 40
Seven Select Replenish Zero Fruit Punch scores 40 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Red 40: In the EU and UK, foods with this color must state that it "may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children". Regulatory
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 7.5 points Sucralose: In a 2022 randomized study, sucralose and saccharin altered the gut microbiome and impaired glucose responses in some people; a 2023 lab study raised questions about its by-product sucralose-6-acetate. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
Better juices and juice drinks
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2 Day Detox Fruit Juice beverage Arden's Garden No EU warning-label dyes · No synthetic dyes Score 100 out of 100 , 60 points higher -
Fruit Punch Simply Nature No EU warning-label dyes · No synthetic dyes Score 85 out of 100 , 45 points higher -
Reduced sugar fruit punch Caprisun No EU warning-label dyes · No synthetic dyes Score 96 out of 100 , 56 points higher -
Zero Sugar Cranberry Juice Ocean Spray · 64 oz No EU warning-label dyes · No synthetic dyes Score 75 out of 100 , 35 points higher -
Mini Cans Variety Pack- Orange And Fruit Punch Goodpop No EU warning-label dyes · No synthetic dyes Score 78 out of 100 , 38 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Replenish Zero Fruit Punch
Ingredients
- Red 40 minus 20 points
- Sucralose minus 7.5 points
- Acesulfame potassium (Ace-K) minus 7.5 points
- Calcium chloride minus 1.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 4 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 4.5 points
100 − 60.5 = 39.5 → 40
Can’t score above 79. Contains Red 40, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3][4][5][6]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 1 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 0.1 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 0.1 g |
Serving: 1 bottle (28 fl oz)
Ingredients
- WATER
- CITRIC ACID
- SALT
- SODIUM CITRATE
- POTASSIUM CHLORIDE
- MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE
- CALCIUM CHLORIDE
- NATURAL FLAVOR
- SUCRALOSE (moderate concern)
- ACESULFAME POTASSIUM (moderate concern)
- RED 40 (high concern)
- NIACINAMIDE (VITAMIN B3)
- DL-ALPHA TOCOPHERYL ACETATE (VITAMIN E)
- D-CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE (VITAMIN B5)
- PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6)
- VITAMIN A PALMITATE
Label text, as published
WATER, CITRIC ACID, SALT*, SODIUM CITRATE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE*, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE*, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, NATURAL FLAVOR, SUCRALOSE, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, RED 40, NIACINAMIDE (VITAMIN B3), DL-ALPHA TOCOPHERYL ACETATE (VITAMIN E), D-CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE (VITAMIN B5), PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), VITAMIN A PALMITATE
Allergens and diets
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
Sources
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Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of 16 December 2008 on food additives
“may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children.”
eur-lex.europa.eu
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“may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children.”
legislation.gov.uk
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“Artificial colours or a sodium benzoate preservative (or both) in the diet result in increased hyperactivity in 3-year-old and 8/9-year-old children in the general population.”
doi.org
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Tracking Food Industry Pledges to Remove Petroleum Based Food Dyes
“FD&C Green No. 3, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow No. 5, FD&C Yellow No. 6, FD&C Blue No. 1, and FD&C Blue No. 2—by the end of 2027.”
fda.gov
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California AB 2316 (2024), Pupil nutrition: substances: prohibition
“beginning December 31, 2027, would prohibit a school district, county superintendent of schools, or charter school”
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
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List of Select Chemicals in the Food Supply Under FDA Review
“The table below includes select food ingredients (including food and color additives), food contact substances, and contaminants under FDA review as of May 12, 2026 .”
fda.gov
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Personalized microbiome-driven effects of non-nutritive sweeteners on human glucose tolerance
“As groups, each administered NNS distinctly altered stool and oral microbiome and plasma metabolome, whereas saccharin and sucralose significantly impaired glycemic responses.”
doi.org
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“Sucralose-6-acetate significantly increased the expression of genes associated with inflammation, oxidative stress, and cancer”
doi.org
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“EFSA’s experts concluded that the sweetener sucralose (E 955) continues to be safe for consumers for its currently authorised uses as a food additive.”
efsa.europa.eu
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WHO advises not to use non-sugar sweeteners for weight control in newly released guideline
“The recommendation is based on the findings of a systematic review of the available evidence which suggests that use of NSS does not confer any long-term benefit in reducing body fat in adults or children.”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Artificial sweeteners and cancer risk: Results from the NutriNet-Santé population-based cohort study
“In this large cohort study, artificial sweeteners (especially aspartame and acesulfame-K), which are used in many food and beverage brands worldwide, were associated with increased cancer risk.”
doi.org
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Re-evaluation of acesulfame K (E 950) as food additive (plain language summary)
“The acceptable daily intake (ADI) considered safe for all population groups was set at 15 mg/kg body weight (bw) per day.”
efsa.europa.eu
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21 CFR 101.22 Foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives
“whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”
ecfr.gov
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HHS, FDA to Phase Out Petroleum-Based Synthetic Dyes in Nation’s Food Supply (press release)
“Initiating the process to revoke authorization for two synthetic food colorings—Citrus Red No. 2 and Orange B—within the coming months.”
fda.gov
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org