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Kool-Aid Blue Raspberry Lemonade Drink Mix Packet

Contains artificial colors

This drink mix has 0 calories per 1/8 package as prepared. It contains artificial flavor, Red 40, Blue 1 and BHT preservative.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo natural flavorsNo added nitritesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsDairy-freeVegetarian
$1.00 lowest price at Sweet Escapes
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts

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Ingredients: Citric acid, calcium phosphate, red 40, salt, contains less than 2% of ascorbic acid (vitamin c), artificial flavor, artificial color, blue 1, bht (preservative)
On Open Food FactsNOVA 4Ultra-processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
56 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as beveragesLow confidence · Scored on 4 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%75
Ingredients · counts 30%40
Processing · counts 10%25
Sourcing · counts 10%50
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 56
Nutrition 75 · Typical for drinks; no added sugar per 100 ml
Ingredients 40 · Red 40 (synthetic dye, −15); Blue 1 (synthetic dye, −15); BHT (additive, −10); 2 more
Processing 25 · Artificial flavor and colors, plus BHT preservative
Sourcing 50 · No sourcing or production practices are stated
Transparency 65 · Complete ingredient list; no specific sourcing claims
Red 40 and Blue 1
Artificial flavor
BHT preservative
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Moderate, evolving−30 for red 40, blue 1
Varies by additive−30 for bht, added phosphates, artificial flavours
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Citric acid Calcium phosphate Red 40 Salt Contains less than 2% of ascorbic acid (vitamin c) Artificial flavor Artificial color Blue 1 Bht (preservative)
9 ingredients 6 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives7 additives · 4 moderate risk
Red 40 (Allura red) (E129)ColourModerate risk
Linked to hyperactivity in some children in a 2007 UK study; in the EU it must carry a warning label.
BHT (E321)PreservativeModerate risk
Synthetic antioxidant with mixed results in animal studies; EFSA set a low acceptable daily intake in 2012.
Added phosphates (E339–E343, E450–E452)StabiliserModerate risk
Absorbed more readily than natural phosphorus; high intakes are linked to kidney and heart risks, and EFSA set a limit in 2019.
Artificial flavoursFlavouringModerate risk
Undisclosed synthetic compounds; the FDA delisted seven synthetic flavours in 2018 after cancer findings in animals.
Blue 1 (brilliant blue) (E133)ColourLimited risk
Synthetic dye; approved in the US and EU with few safety concerns at permitted levels, and adds no nutrition.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) (E300)AntioxidantNo risk
Vitamin C, used to keep colour and freshness; safe.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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