Original Soda

Name: Original Soda
Brand: Dr Pepper

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Ingredients · 7

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Common questions

Is Dr Pepper Original Soda healthy?

Dr Pepper Original Soda scores 3/100 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 Dr Pepper Original Soda?

Dr Pepper Original Soda lists 7 ingredients, starting with Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Caramel Color, Phosphoric Acid and Natural and Artificial Flavors. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Dr Pepper Original Soda contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Dr Pepper Original Soda’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 Dr Pepper Original Soda?

Dr Pepper Original Soda is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Dr Pepper Original Soda compare to other soda & soft drinks?

At 3/100 Dr Pepper Original Soda 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 Dr Pepper Original Soda organic?

Dr Pepper Original Soda is not certified organic in our data.

Full methodology: how we score products.