Red Kola

Name: Red Kola
Brand: Red Kola

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Ingredients · 9

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Common questions

Is Red Kola healthy?

Red Kola scores 32/100 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 Red Kola?

Red Kola lists 9 ingredients, starting with Carbonated Water, Sugar, Citric Acid, Flavouring and Black Carrot. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Red Kola contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Red Kola’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 Red Kola?

Red Kola is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Red Kola compare to other soda & soft drinks?

At 32/100 Red Kola scores worse than most soda & soft drinks we have scored. A higher-scoring option in soda & soft drinks is poppi Prebiotic Soda Cherry Limeade at 92/100.

Is Red Kola organic?

Red Kola is not certified organic in our data.

Full methodology: how we score products.