Sodas
OLIPOP Strawberry Vanilla
355 mL
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
Why it scores 49
OLIPOP Strawberry Vanilla scores 49 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 thickener, stabilizer or gelling agent. Emerging
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Strawberry Vanilla
Ingredients
- Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener) minus 20 points
- Gum arabic (acacia) minus 2.5 points
- Guar gum minus 2.5 points
- Natural flavors 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
- Sugars 1 g / 100 ml minus 3 points
- Energy 10 kcal / 100 ml minus 1 points
100 − 51.5 = 48.5 → 49
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 | 3.4 g |
| Sugars | 1 g |
| Added sugars | 0.3 g |
| Fiber | 1.5 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 0 g |
Serving: 1 can (388 ml)
Ingredients
- Carbonated Water
- OLISMART (Cassava Root Fiber, Acacia Fiber, Guar Fiber, Nopal Cactus, Marshmallow Root, Calendula Flower, Kudzu Root) (not recognized)
- Strawberry Juice Concentrate
- Cassava Root Syrup
- Apple Juice Concentrate (high concern)
- Lemon
- Himalayan Pink Salt
- Natural Flavors
Label text, as published
Carbonated Water, OLISMART (Cassava Root Fiber, Acacia Fiber, Guar Fiber, Nopal Cactus, Marshmallow Root, Calendula Flower, Kudzu Root), Strawberry Juice Concentrate, Cassava Root Syrup, Apple Juice Concentrate, Lemon, Himalayan Pink Salt, Natural Flavors.
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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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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