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Lipton, liquid iced black tea mix, black cherry dragonfruit flavor with other natural flavor

Lipton, liquid iced black tea mix, black cherry dragonfruit flavor with other natural flavor: 3.5/5 ingredient safety

Lipton, liquid iced black tea mix, black cherry dragonfruit flavor with other natural flavor by Lipton has 2 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3.5 out of 5, 0.62 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

  • Safety score 0.62 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

Beverages / Dried products / Dried products to be rehydrated / Dehydrated beverages / Tea-based beverages / Iced teas

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 Lipton, liquid iced black tea mix, black cherry dragonfruit flavor with other natural flavor, 2 of its 2 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 Lipton, liquid iced black tea mix, black cherry dragonfruit flavor with other natural flavor sits nationally

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

3.5 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

3.5
Mixed Evidence
Average ingredient safety: 3.5 out of 5
Based on 2 tracked ingredients
2
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
1
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

Tea concentrate (water, black tea powder), glycerin, cane sugar, malic acid and citric acid (provides tartness), caramel color (contains sulfites), sucralose (non-nutritive sweetener), carrot juice (color), natural flavor.

Product Details

Brand
Lipton
Barcode
0041000344053
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

How does Lipton, liquid iced black tea mix, black cherry dragonfruit flavor with other natural flavor's safety score compare to other products?

Lipton, liquid iced black tea mix, black cherry dragonfruit flavor with other natural flavor scores 3.5 out of 5 for average ingredient safety, in the bottom 91% of the 58,710 products in PlainIngredients with a scored ingredient list, 0.62 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What's behind the 3.5/5 rating on Lipton, liquid iced black tea mix, black cherry dragonfruit flavor with other natural flavor?

Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Lipton, liquid iced black tea mix, black cherry dragonfruit flavor with other natural flavor's 3.5/5 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.