SliceFruit Juices & Drinks#9 of 9 in categoryRating 1.7/5

Slice Mango Drink

Red flags

  • Red flag: Contains Sunset Yellow FCF
  • Red flag: High sugar (15.5g per 100ml)
  • Red flag: Contains Potassium Sorbate

Green flags

  • Green flag: Low sodium

Ingredients, decoded

9 listed
  • Water
  • Sugar
  • Concentrated Mango Pulp (5.1%)
  • Acidity Regulator (330)
  • Flavour (Natural, Nature Identical Flavouring Substances)
  • Stabilizers (466, 440)
  • Sweetener (960A)
  • Preservative (202)
  • Colour (110)
ConcernWorth watchingIn label order. Tap a highlighted one to learn more.

ED4

Nutrition per 100 ml
ENutritionDIngredients4Risk
VerdictVERY POOR
Energy64 kcal
Protein0 g
Carbohydrates15.9 g
Total sugars15.5 g
Total fat0 g
Saturated fat0 g
Trans fat0 g
Sodium12 mg
Highlighted values exceed FSSAI and UK FSA front of pack thresholds.

Our take

CleanPlate review

A mango drink with 5% pulp and a dye

Slice Mango Drink is water, sugar, concentrated mango pulp (5.1%, equal to 10.2% pulp once reconstituted), acidity regulator, flavours, two stabilisers (CMC 466 and pectin 440), the sweetener steviol glycoside (960a), preservative potassium sorbate (202) and the colour sunset yellow (110).

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 and concentrated mango pulp), with additives that cost points: carboxymethyl cellulose, flavouring and Sunset Yellow. A red flag (Southampton Six x1) cuts the score by 20%. The 4 for risk comes mainly from free sugar (15.5 g per 100 ml).

Claims vs reality

What the pack says, checked against the ingredient list and nutrition panel.

  • On the pack

    “Ready to serve fruit beverage with real mango pulp”

    Holds

    Mango pulp concentrate is 5.1% of the drink, which the pack counts as 10.2% pulp once reconstituted.

  • On the pack

    “#including natural fruit sugars”

    Be careful

    The sugar line gives no split between fruit sugar and added sugar, so the 15.5 g is counted as free sugar.

How ED4 breaks down

Each grade is scored on its own. Here are the label numbers behind each one, per 100 ml.

How we score →
01 Nutritional valueA to E
E

Very low nutrient density

Protein
0 g
Fibre
Not declared
Vitamins and minerals
None declared
Energy
64 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.

02 Ingredient & label integrityA to E
D

Heavily processed or flagged substances

Base
Water
Sweeteners
Sugar
Additives
4
Flagged
Potassium Sorbate, Sunset Yellow FCF

Scored on how processed the ingredients are, which additives are used and why, and whether the label keeps its promises.

03 Risk nutrients1 to 5
4

High risk

Total sugar
15.5 g
Sodium
12 mg
Saturated fat
0 g
Trans fat
0 g

Scored on free sugar, sodium, saturated fat and trans fat, each weighed by how strong the evidence of harm is.

[R] Contains an ingredient on our red-flag list (such as a partially hydrogenated oil or a flagged synthetic dye), which cuts the ingredient grade.

A closer look

Does the label add up?

Water, sugar, concentrated mango pulp 5.1%, citric acid (330), natural and nature-identical flavours, stabilisers (466, 440), sweetener (960a), preservative (202) and colour (110).

Per 100 ml: 64 kcal, 0 g fat of which 0 g saturated, 15.5 g sugar, 0 g protein, 12 mg sodium. Read from the pack image (text cards; nutrition confidence low). The panel prints no added-sugar line, which costs 2 label points and makes the score provisional; the listing's 10 g of added sugar is not used. The photographed back of pack appears to show a different recipe (no sweetener, 125 kcal per 200 ml serve) and could not be read reliably. The panel is headed per serving, with the same numbers as per 100 ml; read as per 100 ml. The pack prints "Preservative (202, Colour (110)" and the bracket is closed after 202.

Ingredients to watch

  • Sunset yellow FCF (110)Concern

    A Southampton Six dye: red flag, ingredient score cut by 20%.

  • SugarConcern

    15.5 g per 100 ml, all counted as free sugar because no added-sugar line is printed.

  • CMC (466)Worth watching

    A thickener that costs 6 points on the additive scale.

  • Missing added-sugar lineWorth watching

    The panel gives only total sugars, which costs 2 label points.

Common misconceptions

Myth: "A mango drink counts as fruit"

Mango pulp is 5.1% of the drink; most of the rest is water and sugar.

Myth: "A colour is harmless in a drink"

Sunset yellow is one of the six dyes studied for effects on children's attention.

How often, and how

  • Healthy adultsRarely
  • ChildrenRarely
  • Diabetes or prediabetesLimit strictly

Smarter ways to eat it

Fresh mango

Blend ripe mango with water or curd for a drink with fibre and no added colour.

Small glass

A 150 ml glass has about 23 g of sugar.

Common questions

Is Slice Mango Drink healthy?

Slice Mango Drink scores ED4 (Very Poor) on CleanPlate, which makes it one of the weakest products we've rated and worth swapping out. The main concerns are: Contains Sunset Yellow FCF; High sugar (15.5g per 100ml); Contains Potassium Sorbate. On the plus side: Low sodium.

What does the ED4 score mean?

The first letter (E) grades nutritional value: very low nutrient density. The second letter (D) grades ingredient and label integrity: heavily processed or flagged substances. The number (4) grades risk nutrients (sugar, sodium, saturated fat): high risk.

Which ingredients in Slice Mango Drink should I watch?

Preservative (202) (Potassium Sorbate), Colour (110) (Sunset Yellow FCF).

Last reviewed October 10, 2026. Scored with the CleanPlate method from the published label.

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