Cola

Name: Cola
Brand: Sam's

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Ingredients · 6

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Common questions

Is Sam's Cola healthy?

Sam's Cola 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 Sam's Cola?

Sam's Cola lists 6 ingredients, starting with Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Caramel Color, Phosphoric Acid and Natural Flavor. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Sam's Cola contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Sam's Cola’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 Sam's Cola?

Sam's Cola is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Sam's Cola compare to other soda & soft drinks?

At 3/100 Sam's Cola 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 Sam's Cola organic?

Sam's Cola is not certified organic in our data.

Full methodology: how we score products.