Sweetened beverages
Bai It's Wonderwater
18 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains non-nutritive sweeteners
- Contains added sugars
- Contains caffeine
Why it scores 52
Bai It's Wonderwater scores 52 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener): An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 3 points 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers: Industrial additive classes found: flavoring, industrial sugar or starch hydrolysate and non-nutritive sweetener. Emerging
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
It's Wonderwater
Ingredients
- Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener) minus 20 points
- Stevia (steviol glycosides) minus 2.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 2.5 points
- Monk fruit extract minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 3 points
Nutrition per 100 ml
- Energy 2 kcal / 100 ml minus 1 points
100 − 48.5 = 51.5 → 52
Can’t score above 79. Contains fruit juice concentrate (sweetener), an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 ml
| Energy | 2 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 0 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 0.2 g |
| Sugars | 0.2 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 0.1 g |
Serving: 530ml
Ingredients
- Filtered water
- citric acid
- strawberry juice concentrate
- vegetable and fruit juice concentrates (for color) (high concern)
- potassium citrate
- sea salt
- ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
- tea extract
- stevia leaf extract
- natural flavors
- malic acid
- coffee fruit extract
- monk fruit extract (natural flavor)
- zinc sulfate
Label text, as published
Filtered water, citric acid, strawberry juice concentrate, vegetable and fruit juice concentrates (for color), potassium citrate, sea salt, ascorbic acid (vitamin C), tea extract, stevia leaf extract, natural flavors, malic acid, coffee fruit extract, monk fruit extract (natural flavor), zinc sulfate.
Allergens and diets
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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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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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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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“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
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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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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