Sour Apple

Name: Sour Apple
Brand: Four Loko

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Common questions

Is Four Loko Sour Apple healthy?

Four Loko Sour Apple 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 Four Loko Sour Apple?

Four Loko Sour Apple lists 5 ingredients, starting with Premium Malt Beverage, Artificial Flavors, Certified Color, Yellow 5 and Artificial Sweetener. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Four Loko Sour Apple contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Four Loko Sour Apple’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 Four Loko Sour Apple?

Four Loko Sour Apple is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Four Loko Sour Apple compare to other alcoholic beverages?

At 3/100 Four Loko Sour Apple scores worse than most alcoholic beverages we have scored. A higher-scoring option in alcoholic beverages is Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc White Wine at 100/100.

Is Four Loko Sour Apple organic?

Four Loko Sour Apple is not certified organic in our data.

Full methodology: how we score products.