Diet Pepsi Cola Caffeine Free 12 Fluid Ounce Aluminum Can
Diet Pepsi Cola Caffeine Free 12 Fluid Ounce Aluminum Can by Pepsi has 5 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3.4 out of 5, 0.72 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is C, and 1 of its ingredient carries a low safety rating.
- Safety score 0.72 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
Beverages and beverages preparations / Beverages / Non-alcoholic 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. 5 of 5 ingredients tracked for Diet Pepsi Cola Caffeine Free 12 Fluid Ounce Aluminum Can 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 Diet Pepsi Cola Caffeine Free 12 Fluid Ounce Aluminum Can sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
3.4 Top 91% higher than 9% 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
- Potassium Benzoate - Safety score: 2/5
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, Caramel Color, Phosphoric Acid, Potassium Benzoate (Preserves Freshness), Sucralose, Acesulfame Potassium, Natural Flavor, Citric Acid.
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Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Diet Pepsi Cola Caffeine Free 12 Fluid Ounce Aluminum Can: 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: 3.4/5.
Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 5.
Product Details
- Brand
- Pepsi
- Barcode
- 0012000004940
- Nutri-Score
- Grade C
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
Is Diet Pepsi Cola Caffeine Free 12 Fluid Ounce Aluminum Can above or below average on ingredient safety?
Diet Pepsi Cola Caffeine Free 12 Fluid Ounce Aluminum Can scores 3.4 out of 5 for average ingredient safety, in the bottom 91% of the 58,710 products in PlainIngredients with a scored ingredient list, 0.72 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
What's behind the 3.4/5 rating on Diet Pepsi Cola Caffeine Free 12 Fluid Ounce Aluminum Can?
Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Diet Pepsi Cola Caffeine Free 12 Fluid Ounce Aluminum Can's 3.4/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it in the Mixed Evidence tier.
Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.