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NOVA 1 · unprocessed or minimally processed
Chemistry breakdown
Bar length = weight in the Food formula · color = that component's score · tap a name to learn what it means.
Scored from 45% of the formula's weight. The rest doesn't apply to this product.
Pesticide residueno produce or grain to assess · 35% weight
Residues left on produce and grains from how the crop was farmed. Organic certification prohibits synthetic pesticides, which is why the same fruit can rate very differently by farming method.
Additives5.8/10 · 25% weight
Preservatives, colorants, emulsifiers and flavorings added in processing — each rated on its own evidence record, from benign (vitamin E as a preservative) to contested (certain synthetic dyes).
Ultra-processing (NOVA)9/10 · 20% weight
The NOVA scale classifies how industrially transformed a food is, from whole ingredients (1) to ultra-processed formulations (4). Population studies associate heavy ultra-processed diets with worse health outcomes independent of nutrients.
Oils & refined sugarsno oils or added sugars · 10% weight
Refined oils and added sugars — rated by what they are: cold-pressed fruit oils and whole sweeteners like honey rate well; hydrogenated oils and high-fructose syrups rate poorly.
Certificationsnone claimed · 10% weight
Independent third-party verifications (USDA Organic, FSC, EPA Safer Choice…). Informational only — having none never lowers a score; verified claims can raise it.
Ingredients · 9
In label order — the first-listed ingredient counts most in the score. Tap any row for its sources.
Made by
- 2022Sustained position as the largest branded plastic polluter in global audits — Break Free From Plastic brand audits have repeatedly identified Coca-Cola as the most frequently recorded branded plastic waste worldwide across multiple consecutive years. This is attribution by count of collected packaging, not a legal finding of wrongdoing, and it reflects distribution scale as well as packaging policy. Recorded as strict liability: the harm is real and attributable to the product's packaging, without a knowledge finding.
- 2016Funding of research on physical activity over diet — Disclosures showed Coca-Cola funded researchers and organisations that emphasised exercise over caloric intake in obesity messaging, including support for the Global Energy Balance Network, which was disbanded after the funding was reported. Internal communications published in reporting showed the company's role in shaping the research agenda. Recorded as intentional because the documented conduct was a deliberate attempt to influence the scientific framing of its own product's health effects.