Monster Pacific Punch High Caffeinated Drink

Monster Pacific Punch High Caffeinated Drink is a 500 ml can with carbonated water, sugar and glucose, several fruit juice concentrates, sucralose, caffeine, taurine and two synthetic colours. The panel is printed per 473 ml and converted here to per 100 ml.

CleanPlate scores it [R]ED4. The E for nutrition is low: almost no credited protein, fibre or micronutrients per 100 ml. The D for ingredients reflects mostly refined or industrial ingredients (led by sugar, glucose and orange juice concentrate), with additives that cost points: sucralose, flavouring, allura red ac and brilliant blue fcf. A red flag (Southampton Six x1) cuts the score by 20%. The 4 for risk comes mainly from free sugar (11.2 g per 100 ml).

Carbonated water, sugar, sucralose, caffeine, taurine, flavouring, two synthetic colours, citric acid, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate and gum arabic.

Per 100 ml: 48.6 kcal, 0 g fat, 11.2 g sugar, 0.04 g protein, 15.9 mg sodium. The panel is bilingual and per 473 ml; the values are converted to per 100 ml. The vitamins are shown only as percentage of daily value, so none are scored. The panel has no added-sugar line.