Raley's Nutri-Score C NOVA 4

Diet soda, grapefruit

Diet soda, grapefruit: 3/5 ingredient safety

Diet soda, grapefruit by Raley's has 5 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3 out of 5, 1.12 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is C, and 2 of its ingredients carry a low safety rating.

  • Safety score 1.12 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

Beverages / Carbonated drinks / Sodas

How This Score Is Built

Diet soda, grapefruit draws on FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research, combined into a single editorially-derived 1-5 scale (never an official government rating). 5 of its 5 tracked ingredients are scored so far; data as of 2026-09-07.

Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records feed this score. The FDA site → has the primary record; our methodology page explains the scoring.

Where Diet soda, grapefruit sits nationally

Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients

3 Top 98% higher than 2% 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

3
Mixed Evidence
Average ingredient safety: 3 out of 5
Based on 5 tracked ingredients
5
Tracked Ingredients
2
Concerning
2
Low Risk / Safe
C
Nutri-Score
2 ingredients flagged for safety concerns

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

4
NOVA Group 4
Ultra-processed foods

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, citric acid, natural flavor, potassium citrate, potassium benzoate (as preservative), aspartame, gum acacia, ester gum, acesulfame potassium, brominated vegetable oil, calcium disodium edta (to protect flavor)

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Diet soda, grapefruit: 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.

Product Details

Brand
Raley's
Barcode
0004656702310
Nutri-Score
Grade C
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

How does Diet soda, grapefruit's safety score compare to other products?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Diet soda, grapefruit's 3/5 average puts it in the lower 98%, 1.12 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What does a 3/5 ingredient safety score mean?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Diet soda, grapefruit's mapped ingredients average out to 3/5, which is 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.