Campa Cola Soft Drink
Red flags
- −Red flag: High added sugar (10.5g per 100ml)
Green flags
- +Green flag: Low sodium
Ingredients, decoded
7 listed- Carbonated Water
- Sugar
- Acidity Regulators
- Caffeine
- Colour
- Preservative
- Nature Identical Flavouring Substances
EC4
Our take
CleanPlate reviewA cola with 10.5 g added sugar per 100 ml
Campa Cola is carbonated water, sugar, acidity regulators, caffeine, colour, a preservative and a nature-identical flavouring. The additives are listed by class only, with no INS numbers or names.
CleanPlate scores it EC4. The E for nutrition is low: almost no credited protein, fibre or micronutrients per 100 ml. The C for ingredients reflects mostly refined or industrial ingredients (led by sugar), with additives that cost points: flavouring. The 4 for risk comes mainly from free sugar (10.5 g per 100 ml).
How EC4 breaks down
Each grade is scored on its own. Here are the label numbers behind each one, per 100 ml.
Very low nutrient density
- Protein
- 0 g
- Fibre
- Not declared
- Vitamins and minerals
- None declared
- Energy
- 42 kcal
Scored on protein, fibre and twelve vitamins and minerals, against the Codex and FSSAI "source" and "high" levels, per 100 g and per 100 kcal.
Mixed processing and additives
- Base
- Carbonated Water
- Sweeteners
- Sugar
- Additives
- 0
- Flagged
- None
Scored on how processed the ingredients are, which additives are used and why, and whether the label keeps its promises.
High risk
- Added sugar
- 10.5 g
- Sodium
- 10 mg
Scored on free sugar, sodium, saturated fat and trans fat, each weighed by how strong the evidence of harm is.
A closer look
Does the label add up?
Carbonated water, sugar, acidity regulators, caffeine, colour, preservative and nature-identical flavouring. No percentages, INS numbers or additive names are printed.
Per 100 ml: 42 kcal, 0 g fat, 10.6 g sugar of which 10.5 g added, 0 g protein, 10 mg sodium. The additives are not named, so the colour and preservative cannot be assessed individually. No saturated or trans fat lines (total fat is 0).
Ingredients to watch
- Added sugarConcern
10.5 g per 100 ml, 52 g in a 500 ml bottle.
- Unnamed additivesWorth watching
Acidity regulators, colour and preservative are listed without names or numbers, so we cannot tell which colour is used.
- CaffeineWorth watching
Listed but the amount is not printed.
- Short listFine
Seven ingredients, no artificial sweetener.
Common misconceptions
Myth: "Cola is just a refreshing drink"
A 250 ml serve has about 26 g of added sugar, over a typical day's ideal limit for many adults.
Myth: "One bottle a day is normal"
Regular sugary drinks are linked with weight gain and type 2 diabetes; they are the drinks the WHO most urges people to cut.
How often, and how
- Healthy adultsOccasionally
- ChildrenRarely
- Diabetes or prediabetesLimit
Smarter ways to eat it
Make it a treat
Keep cola to a small glass and make water or soda water the daily drink.
Try a lime soda
Soda water with lime and a pinch of salt is fizzy, with no sugar.
Common questions
Is Campa Cola Soft Drink healthy?
Campa Cola Soft Drink scores EC4 (Poor) on CleanPlate, which makes it best kept as a rare treat rather than a regular buy. The main concerns are: High added sugar (10.5g per 100ml). On the plus side: Low sodium.
What does the EC4 score mean?
The first letter (E) grades nutritional value: very low nutrient density. The second letter (C) grades ingredient and label integrity: mixed processing and additives. The number (4) grades risk nutrients (sugar, sodium, saturated fat): high risk.
Last reviewed October 9, 2026. Scored with the CleanPlate method from the published label.
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Poor