Waters
Recess mood strawberry rose magnesium & adaptogen infused sparkling water
355 mL
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains non-nutritive sweeteners
- Contains added sugars
Why it scores 50
Recess mood strawberry rose magnesium & adaptogen infused sparkling water scores 50 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
Recess mood strawberry rose magnesium & adaptogen infused sparkling water
Ingredients
- Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener) minus 20 points
- Natural flavors minus 2.5 points
- Monk fruit extract minus 2.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 3 points
Nutrition per 100 ml
- Sugars 0.8 g / 100 ml minus 3 points
- Energy 6 kcal / 100 ml minus 1 points
100 − 50 = 50
Can’t score above 79. Contains fruit juice concentrate (sweetener), an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 ml
| Energy | 6 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 0 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 1.1 g |
| Sugars | 0.8 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 0 g |
Serving: 12 fl oz
Ingredients
- Filtered water
- strawberry rose tea infusion (filtered water, dried strawberries, dried rose petals, dried rose hips")
- pear juice concentrate (high concern)
- natural flavors
- Recess magnesium blend (magnesium L-threonate, magnesium ascorbate, vitamin B6 as pyridoxal 5 phosphate)
- strawberry juice concentrate
- vanilla extract
- lemon balm powder
- L-theanine powder
- monk fruit extract "
- organic ingredients (not recognized)
Label text, as published
Filtered water, strawberry rose tea infusion (filtered water, dried strawberries, dried rose petals, dried rose hips"), pear juice concentrate, natural flavors, Recess magnesium blend (magnesium L-threonate, magnesium ascorbate, vitamin B6 as pyridoxal 5 phosphate), strawberry juice concentrate, vanilla extract, lemon balm powder, L-theanine powder, monk fruit extract "organic ingredients
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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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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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“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