Max

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 5 ingredients to avoid

Pepsi Max scores 26/100 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.

Pepsi Max lists 8 ingredients, starting with Carbonated Water, Colour (Caramel E150d), Aspartame, Acesulfame k and Phosphoric Acid. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 26/100 Pepsi Max scores worse than most soda & soft drinks we have scored. A higher-scoring option in soda & soft drinks is Sainsbury's Soda Water at 100/100.