Amp energy boost original citrus energy drink
Amp energy boost original citrus energy drink by Mountain Dew has 8 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3.6 out of 5, 0.52 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is E, and 1 of its ingredient carries a low safety rating.
- Safety score 0.52 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
Beverages and beverages preparations / Beverages / Energy drinks / Sweetened beverages
How This Score Is Built
PlainIngredients safety scores are a transparent, editorially-derived index synthesizing FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research into a single 1-5 scale, not an official government rating. 8 of 8 ingredients tracked for Amp energy boost original citrus energy drink have a scored rating so far. Data current as of 2026-09-07.
Sourced from Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records. Verify with the FDA → See our full scoring methodology.
Where Amp energy boost original citrus energy drink sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
3.6 Top 87% higher than 13% of 58,710 scored products
Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value
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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07
- Brominated Vegetable Oil - Safety score: 1/5
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.
Full Ingredients List
CARBONATED WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CITRIC ACID, CONCENTRATED ORANGE JUICE, NATURAL FLAVOR, GUARANA SEED EXTRACT, SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVES FRESHNESS), SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE (TO PROTECT FLAVOR) CAFEINE, GUM ARABIC, NIACINAMIDE (VITAMIN B3), ASCORBIC ACID (TO PROTECT FLAVOR), TAURINE, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (TO PROTECT FLAVOR), RIBOFLAVIN VATAMIN B2), CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE (VITAMIN B5) PANAX GINSENG ROUT EXTRACT,BROMINATED VEGETABLE OIL, YELLOW 5,PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6),NATURAL APPLE EXTRACT (COLOR), CYANOCOBALAMIN (B12), BLUE 1
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Amp energy boost original citrus energy drink: nearest mean mapped additive safety score and nearest mapped ingredient count among indexable products with at least 3 scored additives, excluding same-brand siblings. Scores describe regulatory and research signals on additives, not dietary advice.
Similar mean additive safety
Nearest products by average mapped safety score. This record: 3.6/5.
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Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 8.
Product Details
- Brand
- Mountain Dew
- Barcode
- 0012000016431
- Nutri-Score
- Grade E
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
Is Amp energy boost original citrus energy drink above or below average on ingredient safety?
Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Amp energy boost original citrus energy drink's 3.6/5 average puts it in the lower 87%, 0.52 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
What does a 3.6/5 ingredient safety score mean?
PlainIngredients scores each ingredient 1 (highest risk) to 5 (safest) from FDA and EU regulatory status, then averages the scores of every ingredient this product lists that we could map. A 3.6/5 average places Amp energy boost original citrus energy drink in the Low Risk tier.
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