Soda

Name: Soda
Brand: Dr Pepper

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Ingredients · 6

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Common questions

Is Dr Pepper Soda healthy?

Dr Pepper Soda 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.

What is in Dr Pepper Soda?

Dr Pepper Soda lists 6 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 Soda contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Dr Pepper 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 Soda?

Dr Pepper 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 Soda compare to other soda & soft drinks?

At 5/100 Dr Pepper Soda 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 Dr Pepper Soda organic?

Dr Pepper Soda is not certified organic in our data.

Has Dr Pepper Soda been lab tested?

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

Full methodology: how we score products.