Original Soda

Name: Original Soda
Brand: Pepsi

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Ingredients · 6

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Common questions

Is Pepsi Original Soda healthy?

Pepsi Original 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 Pepsi Original Soda?

Pepsi Original Soda lists 6 ingredients, starting with Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Caramel Color, Phosphoric Acid and Citric Acid. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Pepsi Original Soda contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Pepsi 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 Pepsi Original Soda?

Pepsi 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 Pepsi Original Soda compare to other soda & soft drinks?

At 5/100 Pepsi Original 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 Pepsi Original Soda organic?

Pepsi Original Soda is not certified organic in our data.

Has Pepsi Original Soda been lab tested?

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

Full methodology: how we score products.