Soda
7,895 products, 9 with published lab results.
Typical levels
What FDA found when it bought and tested this kind of food around the US.
- Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Arsenic (total), Perchlorate: usually below 1 ppb, the lab's limit, in FDA's samples.
FDA samples behind these numbers
- Lead in Carbonated beverage, cola, diet: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Lead in Carbonated beverage, cola, regular: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Lead in Carbonated beverage, lemon-lime, regular: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Carbonated beverage, cola, diet: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Carbonated beverage, cola, regular: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Carbonated beverage, lemon-lime, regular: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Carbonated beverage, cola, diet: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Carbonated beverage, cola, regular: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Carbonated beverage, lemon-lime, regular: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Carbonated beverage, cola, diet: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Carbonated beverage, cola, regular: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Carbonated beverage, lemon-lime, regular: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Perchlorate in Carbonated beverage, cola, low-calorie: found in 6 of 20, average 1.66, highest 26 ppb (2008-2012)
- Perchlorate in Carbonated beverage, cola, regular: found in 3 of 20, average 0.2, highest 2 ppb (2008-2012)
"Typically" is FDA's middle sample. Daily amounts use the long-run average and each chemical's daily limit (EPA reference dose, or FDA's level for lead) for a 33-lb toddler and a 154-lb adult. ppb = micrograms per kilogram of food. Source: FDA Total Diet Study.
How the tested products compare
Each dot is one tested product (its middle sample), on a log scale in ppb; the line is FDA's typical level. Hover or tap a dot for its name.
DEHP · 9 products
DBP · 9 products
Tested products
Median of each product's samples, in ppb (parts per billion), counting samples below the lab's limit. “<10” means the median is below the lab's limit of 10; “–” means not tested for that chemical.
| Product | DEHP | DBP | DIBP | BBP | DEP | DMP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celsius Sparkling Drink Kiwi Guava | <10 | 13 | <10 | <5 | <10 | <5 |
| Celsius Sparkling Drink Wildberry | <10 | <10 | <10 | <5 | <10 | <5 |
| Celsius Sparkling Orange | 10 | <10 | <10 | <5 | <10 | <5 |
| Coca-Cola Diet | <10 | <10 | <10 | <5 | <10 | <5 |
| Coca-Cola Original | 13 | 16 | <10 | <5 | <10 | <5 |
| Coca-Cola Zero | 14 | 16 | <10 | <5 | <10 | <5 |
| Guayaki Organic Yerba Mate Bluephoria | <10 | <10 | <10 | <5 | <10 | <5 |
| Red Bull Energy Drink Original | <10 | <10 | <10 | <5 | <10 | <5 |
| Taco Bell Baja Blast | 13 | 15 | <10 | <5 | <10 | <5 |