Lemonade Drink Mix

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 6 ingredients to avoid

Crystal Light Lemonade Drink Mix 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. Per serving it carries 0g protein and 0g sugar. 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.

Crystal Light Lemonade Drink Mix lists 12 ingredients, starting with Citric Acid, Potassium Citrate, Sodium Citrate, Aspartame+ and Magnesium Oxide. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

5 kcal per serving, or 250 kcal per 100ml. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Crystal Light Lemonade Drink Mix on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

At 5/100 Crystal Light Lemonade Drink Mix scores worse than most beverages we have scored. A higher-scoring option in beverages is Ice Mountain 100% Natural Spring Water at 100/100.