Ice NOVA 4

Ginger lime

Ginger lime: 4.3/5 ingredient safety

Ginger lime by Ice has 7 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.3 out of 5, 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

  • Safety score 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

Beverages and beverages preparations / Plant-based foods and beverages / Beverages / Plant-based beverages / Beverage preparations / Instant beverages / Instant coffee substitutes / Instant chicory / Sugar free ready

How This Score Is Built

Ginger lime 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). 7 of its 7 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 Ginger lime sits nationally

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

4.3 Top 38% higher than 62% 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

4.3
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4.3 out of 5
Based on 7 tracked ingredients
7
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
7
Low Risk / Safe
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Nutri-Score

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, clarified me juice concentrate, apple juice concentrate, fruit and vegetable juice (for color), beta carotene (for color), green tea extract, d-alpha tocopherol acetate (vitamin E), niacinamide (vitamin B3), calcium pantothenate (vitamin B5), sucralose, citric acid, tartaric acid, calcium disodium EDTA (to protect flavor), potassium, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), biotin, cyanocobalamin (vitamin B12), benzoate (to ensure freshness).

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Ginger lime: 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
Ice
Barcode
0016571959111
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Ginger lime rank on ingredient safety?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Ginger lime's 4.3/5 average puts it in the safer 62%, 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

How should Ginger lime's 4.3/5 score be read?

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 4.3/5 average places Ginger lime in the Low Risk 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.