Barq's Root Beer, 12 fl oz (355 mL) glass bottle

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 4 ingredients to avoid

Barq's Root Beer, 12 fl oz (355 mL) glass bottle scores 5/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

Barq's Root Beer, 12 fl oz (355 mL) glass bottle lists 8 ingredients, starting with Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Caramel Color, Sodium Benzoate and Citric Acid. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 5/100 Barq's Root Beer, 12 fl oz (355 mL) glass bottle scores worse than most soda & soft drinks we have scored. A higher-scoring option in soda & soft drinks is Heaps Normal Quiet XPA Non-Alcoholic Beer at 100/100.