WILD CHERRY & CREAM ZERO SUGAR
WILD CHERRY & CREAM ZERO SUGAR by Pepsi has 7 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3.9 out of 5, 0.22 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
- Safety score 0.22 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
How This Score Is Built
WILD CHERRY & CREAM ZERO SUGAR 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 WILD CHERRY & CREAM ZERO SUGAR sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
3.9 Top 81% higher than 19% 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
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
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, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CARAMEL COLOR, PHOSPHORIC ACID, ASPARTAME, CAFFEINE, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVES FRESHNESS), POTASSIUM CITRATE, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, CITRIC ACID.
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for WILD CHERRY & CREAM ZERO SUGAR: 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.
Similar mean additive safety
Nearest products by average mapped safety score. This record: 3.9/5.
Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 7.
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- Deli Thin-Sliced Black Forest Ham Δ 0 additives · Armour-Eckrich Meats Llc 7additives · 3.3/5
Product Details
- Brand
- Pepsi
- Barcode
- 0012000240577
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
Where does WILD CHERRY & CREAM ZERO SUGAR rank on ingredient safety?
Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, WILD CHERRY & CREAM ZERO SUGAR's 3.9/5 average puts it in the lower 81%, 0.22 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
What does a 3.9/5 ingredient safety score mean?
The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. WILD CHERRY & CREAM ZERO SUGAR's mapped ingredients average out to 3.9/5, 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.