Coke

Name: Coke
Brand: Coke

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Ingredients · 6

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Common questions

Is Coke healthy?

Coke scores 15/100 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 Coke?

Coke lists 6 ingredients, starting with Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Caramel Color, Phosphoric Acid and Natural Flavors. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Coke contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in 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 Coke?

We don’t have a NOVA classification on file for Coke yet, so the processing axis scores it neutrally.

How does Coke compare to other soda & soft drinks?

At 15/100 Coke scores worse than most soda & soft drinks we have scored. A higher-scoring option in soda & soft drinks is Vichy Catalan Agua con Gas at 100/100.

Is Coke organic?

Coke is not certified organic in our data.

Has Coke been lab tested?

Not yet. No independent lab has published results for Coke, so its score is based on its ingredient list, processing and packaging alone.

Full methodology: how we score products.