Diet Coke

Name: Diet Coke
Brand: Coca-Cola

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Ingredients · 7

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Common questions

Is Coca-Cola Diet Coke healthy?

Coca-Cola Diet Coke scores 30/100 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.

What is in Coca-Cola Diet Coke?

Coca-Cola Diet Coke lists 7 ingredients, starting with Carbonated Water, Caramel Color, Aspartame, Phosphoric Acid and Potassium Benzoate. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Coca-Cola Diet Coke contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Coca-Cola Diet Coke’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Coca-Cola Diet Coke?

Coca-Cola Diet Coke is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Coca-Cola Diet Coke compare to other soda & soft drinks?

At 30/100 Coca-Cola Diet Coke scores worse than most soda & soft drinks we have scored. A higher-scoring option in soda & soft drinks is poppi Prebiotic Soda Cherry Limeade at 92/100.

Is Coca-Cola Diet Coke organic?

Coca-Cola Diet Coke is not certified organic in our data.

Full methodology: how we score products.