Kroger Nutri-Score A NOVA 4

Sugar free pops

Sugar free pops: 3.7/5 ingredient safety

Sugar free pops by Kroger has 10 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 A, 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

Desserts / Frozen foods / Frozen desserts

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. 10 of 10 ingredients tracked for Sugar free pops 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 Sugar free pops 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 10 tracked ingredients
10
Tracked Ingredients
1
Concerning
6
Low Risk / Safe
A
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

Water, sorbitol, maltodextrin, citric acid, phosphoric acid, natural and artificial flavors, guar gum, xanthan gum, locust bean gum, sucralose, acesulfame potassium, modified corn starch, red 40, caramel color, gum acacia, polysorbate 80, brominated vegetable oil, yellow 5, blue 1.

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Sugar free pops: 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
Kroger
Barcode
0011110839886
Nutri-Score
Grade A
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States
Stores
Kroger

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Frequently asked questions

How does Sugar free pops's safety score compare to other products?

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

What's behind the 3.7/5 rating on Sugar free pops?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Sugar free pops's mapped ingredients average out to 3.7/5, which is 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.