Pepsi Drink 750ml — DUMP
Munch or Dump rates Pepsi Drink 750ml by The Coca-Cola Company DUMP — score 20/90.
Sugar water with caramel colour and caffeine — a NOVA-4 soda that's pure liquid sugar with zero nutrition.
Why this verdict
- Sugar is the main ingredient — ~10g per 100ml, roughly 78g in the full 750ml bottle
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): caramel colour 150d, acidity regulator and added caffeine
- Liquid sugar spikes blood glucose and drives fatty liver, weight gain and tooth decay
- Caramel 150d is an ammonia-process colour associated with the contaminant 4-MEI
- Empty calories with zero fibre, protein or micronutrients
Ingredients (7)
- Carbonated Water (safe) — Plain fizzy water, the harmless base.
- Sugar (concerning) — Added refined sugar, listed high - spikes blood sugar with no nutrition.
- Colour (Caramel 150d) (concerning) — Ammonia-sulphite caramel colour added purely for the cola look; can carry the contaminant 4-MEI, a possible carcinogen.
- Acidity regulator (338, phosphoric acid) (moderate) — Phosphoric acid for tang; highly erosive to tooth enamel and linked to lower bone mineral density in heavy soda drinkers.
- Caffeine (moderate) — Added stimulant (~10mg/100ml) that makes the drink mildly habit-forming; not a nutrient.
- Flavour (Natural Flavouring Substances) (moderate) — Undisclosed proprietary flavour blend engineered for craveability; 'natural' here is a regulatory label, not a health benefit.
- Stabilizer (436, polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate) (moderate) — Synthetic emulsifier/stabilizer to keep the formula uniform — a marker of industrial processing.
Healthier alternatives
- sparkling water lime
- Zero Sugar Clearly Canadian
- LEMON FLAVORED SELTZER WATER, LEMON
- San Pellegrino Sparkling Natural Mineral Water
- S. Pellegrino Water