Sodas
OLIPOP Tropical Punch
12 fl oz
Score
- Contains non-nutritive sweeteners
- Contains added sugars
Why it scores 50
OLIPOP Tropical Punch 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, estimated): No NOVA group on file; estimated from 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers. Strong
- minus 3 points 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers: Industrial additive classes found: bulking agent, 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
Tropical Punch
Ingredients
- Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener) minus 20 points
- Inulin (chicory root fiber) minus 2.5 points
- Stevia (steviol glycosides) minus 2.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4, estimated) minus 18 points
- 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 3 points
Nutrition per 100 ml
- Sugars 0.9 g / 100 ml minus 3 points
- Energy 10 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 | 10 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 0 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 3.7 g |
| Sugars | 0.9 g |
| Added sugars | 1 g |
| Fiber | 2.5 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 0.1 g |
Serving: 1 can (355 ml)
Ingredients
- carbonated water
- olismart (cassava root fiber, chicory root inulin, jerusalem artichoke inulin, nopal cactus, marshmallow root, calendula flower, kudzu root) (not recognized)
- lemon juice
- pineapple juice concentrate (high concern)
- passion fruit juice concentrate
- apple juice concentrate (high concern)
- cassava root syrup
- mandarin juice concentrate
- stevia leaf
- himalayan pink salt
- natural fruit punch flavor
Label text, as published
carbonated water, olismart (cassava root fiber, chicory root inulin, jerusalem artichoke inulin, nopal cactus, marshmallow root, calendula flower, kudzu root), lemon juice, pineapple juice concentrate, passion fruit juice concentrate, apple juice concentrate, cassava root syrup, mandarin juice concentrate, stevia leaf, himalayan pink salt, natural fruit punch flavor.
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More from OLIPOP
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