Iced teas
Pom Wonderful Llc Antioxidant Super Tea Pomegranate Honey Green Tea
12 fl oz/355 mL
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains caffeine
- No additives
Why it scores 26
Pom Wonderful Llc Antioxidant Super Tea Pomegranate Honey Green Tea scores 26 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Honey: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
Better tea bags and loose tea
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Green Tea Bigelow Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 100 out of 100 , 74 points higher -
Organic Green Tea Kirkland Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 100 out of 100 , 74 points higher -
Green Tea Blueberry Slim Life Yogi · 1.12 oz No added sugars · No sugar Score 78 out of 100 , 52 points higher -
Organic Zen Green Tea Tazo · 1 tea bag Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 100 out of 100 , 74 points higher -
Brownsboro Blueberry Green Tea Texas Tea · 16 fl oz/473 mL Not ultra-processed · No honey Score 77 out of 100 , 51 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Antioxidant Super Tea Pomegranate Honey Green Tea
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Honey minus 20 points
- Natural flavors minus 2.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
Nutrition per 100 ml
- Sugars 9 g / 100 ml minus 14 points
- Energy 39 kcal / 100 ml minus 3 points
Bonuses
- No additives plus 3 points
100 − 74.5 = 25.5 → 26
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 ml
| Energy | 39 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 0 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 9.9 g |
| Sugars | 9 g |
| Added sugars | 9 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 0 g |
Serving: 12 OZA (355 ml)
Ingredients
- GREEN TEA (WATER, GREEN TEA EXTRACT)
- SUGAR (high concern)
- HONEY (high concern)
- POMEGRANATE JUICE CONCENTRATE
- POMEGRANATE FRUIT EXTRACT
- NATURAL FLAVORS
Label text, as published
INGREDIENTS: GREEN TEA (WATER, GREEN TEA EXTRACT), SUGAR, HONEY, POMEGRANATE JUICE CONCENTRATE, POMEGRANATE FRUIT EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVORS.
Allergens and diets
- Not vegan
- 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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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