Sting Energy Drink
Red flags
- −Red flag: Contains Allura Red AC
- −Red flag: High added sugar (6.8g per 100ml)
Green flags
- +Green flag: Low sodium
Ingredients, decoded
11 listed- Carbonated Water
- Sugar
- Acidity Regulators (330, 331)
- Flavour (Natural And Nature Identical Flavouring Substances)
- Sequestrants (452 (i), 385)
- CAFFEINE (29mg/100ml)
- Preservatives (211, 202)
- Sweeteners (955, 950)
- Taurine
- Colour (129)
- Vitamins Premix
ED4
How ED4 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
- Vitamin B3, Vitamin B6
- Energy
- 28 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.
Heavily processed or flagged substances
- Base
- Carbonated Water
- Sweeteners
- Sugar
- Additives
- 6
- Flagged
- Allura Red AC
Scored on how processed the ingredients are, which additives are used and why, and whether the label keeps its promises.
High risk
- Added sugar
- 6.8 g
- Sodium
- 32 mg
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.
Common questions
Is Sting Energy Drink healthy?
Sting Energy 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 Allura Red AC; High added sugar (6.8g per 100ml). 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 Sting Energy Drink should I watch?
Colour (129) (Allura Red AC).
Last reviewed October 7, 2026. Scored with the CleanPlate method from the published label.