Sodas
Poppi Doc Pop
12 oz
Score
- Contains added sugars
- Contains caffeine
Why it scores 70
Poppi Doc Pop scores 70 out of 100 (Good) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 3 points Sugars 1.4 g / 100 ml: Contains some sugar. Strong
- minus 2.5 points Inulin (chicory root fiber): An ingredient class typical of ultra-processed foods (NOVA group 4). Info
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Doc Pop
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Inulin (chicory root fiber) minus 2.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 2.5 points
- Caffeine minus 1.5 points
Nutrition per 100 ml
- Sugars 1.4 g / 100 ml minus 3 points
- Energy 8 kcal / 100 ml minus 1 points
100 − 30.5 = 69.5 → 70
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 ml
| Energy | 8 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 2.5 g |
| Sugars | 1.4 g |
| Added sugars | 0.8 g |
| Fiber | 0.8 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 0 g |
Serving: 354.882g
Ingredients
- 1030 9 (not recognized)
- Sparkling Water
- Organic Cane Sugar (high concern)
- Apple Juice
- Fruit Juice Color
- Organic Apple Cider Vinegat
- Organic Agave Inulin
- Natural Flavors Stevia
- Natural Tantaric Acid Natural Caffeine * Concentrate 2mg teine
Label text, as published
1030 9 • Sparkling Water, Organic Cane Sugar, Apple Juice*, Fruit Juice Color, Organic Apple Cider Vinegat, Organic Agave Inulin, Natural Flavors Stevia, Natural Tantaric Acid Natural Caffeine * Concentrate 2mg teine
Packaging
Metal
Context only: no points in v1.
Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
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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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
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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Spilling the Beans: How Much Caffeine is Too Much?
“For most adults, the FDA has cited 400 milligrams* a day — that's about two to three 12-fluid-ounce cups of coffee — as an amount not generally associated with negative effects.”
fda.gov
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Caffeine (EFSA topic page; Scientific Opinion on the safety of caffeine, 2015)
“Caffeine intakes from all sources up to 200mg per day consumed throughout the day do not raise safety concerns for the foetus.”
efsa.europa.eu
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Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, Annex III point 4.1 (beverages with high caffeine content)
“‘High caffeine content. Not recommended for children or pregnant or breast-feeding women’”
eur-lex.europa.eu