Pepsi Max Zero Sugar plastic bottle

Breakdown

6 ingredients to avoid

Pepsi Max Zero Sugar plastic bottle scores 25/100 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 Zero Sugar plastic bottle lists 9 ingredients, starting with Carbonated Water, Caramel Color, Phosphoric Acid, Aspartame and Acesulfame k. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 25/100 Pepsi Max Zero Sugar plastic bottle 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.