Starry Nutri-Score C NOVA 4

Lemon Lime Flavored Soda

Lemon Lime Flavored Soda: 3.7/5 ingredient safety

Lemon Lime Flavored Soda by Starry has 3 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3.7 out of 5, 0.42 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 0.42 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

Beverages and beverages preparations / Beverages / Carbonated drinks / Sodas

How This Score Is Built

This 1-5 scale is an editorially-derived index, not an official government rating -- it synthesizes FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research. For Lemon Lime Flavored Soda, 3 of its 3 tracked ingredients carry a scored rating so far, current as of 2026-09-07.

Data draws on Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records -- cross-check with the FDA → directly, or read how we score it.

Where Lemon Lime Flavored Soda sits nationally

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

3.7 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

3.7
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 3.7 out of 5
Based on 3 tracked ingredients
3
Tracked Ingredients
1
Concerning
2
Low Risk / Safe
C
Nutri-Score
1 ingredient 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, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FAVOR, POTASSIUM BENZOATE, POTASSIUM CITRATE, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Lemon Lime Flavored Soda: 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
Starry
Barcode
0012000221545
Nutri-Score
Grade C
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

How does Lemon Lime Flavored Soda's safety score compare to other products?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Lemon Lime Flavored Soda's 3.7/5 average puts it in the lower 87%, 0.42 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

How should Lemon Lime Flavored Soda's 3.7/5 score be read?

Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Lemon Lime Flavored Soda's 3.7/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it 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.