1.8 /10
1.8 /10
FANTA®️ Orange Flavored Cold Drink vs Mirinda Soft Drink
Decode Label-scored on the concerns that matter for Beverage — the facts from each label, side by side. We decode, you decide.
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What's different
- •Only FANTA®️ Orange Flavored Cold Drink lists the flagged ingredient Colour.
- •Only Mirinda Soft Drink lists the flagged ingredient Synthetic Food Colour.
Scores: both products fall in the Concerning band, so the small gap between them doesn't make one "safer". See each product's label findings below. Which difference matters most depends on who is eating or using it — that's your call.
A higher score means fewer or lighter concerns found under Decode Label's published rules. It is not a medical "safe", and a lower score does not establish that a product is unsafe.
Safety Score
FANTA®️ Orange Flavored Cold Drink is a carbonated beverage primarily composed of sugar and water, with undisclosed additives.
Safety Score
Mirinda Soft Drink is a carbonated beverage with high sugar content and undisclosed additives, similar to its competitor.
Side by side
What each label says. Nutrition is per 100 g (or ml) so pack and serving sizes don't skew it.
Check the pack for "may contain" warnings if you have an allergy.
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What these labels can't tell us
- How much of each ingredient is in the product — labels list order, not amounts.
- Cross-contact on the factory line beyond any "may contain" warning, and batch-to-batch variation.
- Anything a laboratory test would find — Decode Label reads labels; it does not test products.
Concern match
A separate lens from the overall Safety Score above — how well each product suits a specific concern, not an overall verdict. Each concern is scored 0–10: higher means less of that concern (5 ≈ neutral).
What matters most to you?
For , scores higher ( vs ). This is only a per-concern fit lens — it doesn't change the overall safety score, where still has the higher score.
For , the two are evenly matched. The overall safety verdict is unchanged.
This one is read from the two ingredient lists rather than measured by the Decode Label engine — useful for choosing, but it is not a safety finding.
Both FANTA®️ Orange Flavored Cold Drink and Mirinda Soft Drink contain sugar as the second ingredient and have very similar sugar content per 100g, leading to an even assessment.
Neither FANTA®️ Orange Flavored Cold Drink nor Mirinda Soft Drink list any artificial sweeteners in their ingredients, resulting in an even score for both products.
Neither FANTA®️ Orange Flavored Cold Drink nor Mirinda Soft Drink list caffeine or any other stimulants in their ingredients, leading to an even assessment.
Both FANTA®️ Orange Flavored Cold Drink and Mirinda Soft Drink list carbonated water and acidity regulators, indicating a similar potential for acidity and dental erosion.
Both FANTA®️ Orange Flavored Cold Drink and Mirinda Soft Drink list 'Colour' or 'Synthetic Food Colour' in their ingredients, indicating the presence of artificial coloring agents.
FANTA®️ Orange Flavored Cold Drink lists 'Flavours' while Mirinda Soft Drink lists 'Natural Flavouring Substances', but both are assessed similarly in this category due to the general nature of the 'Flavours' declaration.
Both FANTA®️ Orange Flavored Cold Drink and Mirinda Soft Drink list acidity regulators, stabilizers, and preservatives without further disclosure, resulting in an even assessment for their additive load.
Both FANTA®️ Orange Flavored Cold Drink and Mirinda Soft Drink have very similar energy content per 100g (56 kcal and 55 kcal respectively) and are primarily sources of sugar, leading to an even assessment.
Both FANTA®️ Orange Flavored Cold Drink and Mirinda Soft Drink are primarily composed of carbonated water and sugar, offering negligible protein and minimal nutritional value, resulting in an even assessment.
FANTA®️ Orange Flavored Cold Drink
In its favour, from the label
- Does not list artificial sweeteners
- Does not list caffeine or stimulants
Label findings to note
- Stabilizers, flavours not disclosed — 2 additive classes are named without saying which substances they are
- High sugar content
- Undisclosed acidity regulator, stabilizers, and preservative
- Contains 'Colour' and 'Flavours' without specific details
Mirinda Soft Drink
In its favour, from the label
- Does not list artificial sweeteners
- Does not list caffeine or stimulants
Label findings to note
- Flavouring not disclosed — the label does not say which substance this is
- Acidity regulators, stabilisers, preservative not disclosed — 5 additive classes are named without saying which substances they are
- High sugar content
- Contains 'Synthetic Food Colour' and 'Natural Flavouring Substances'
FANTA®️ Orange Flavored Cold Drink vs Mirinda Soft Drink — frequently asked questions
They are about the same. FANTA®️ Orange Flavored Cold Drink has 13.7 g and Mirinda Soft Drink has 13.8 g of total sugar per 100 g/ml.
They are about the same. FANTA®️ Orange Flavored Cold Drink has 0 g and Mirinda Soft Drink has 0 g of protein per 100 g/ml.
They are about the same. FANTA®️ Orange Flavored Cold Drink has 22.3 mg and Mirinda Soft Drink has 14 mg of sodium per 100 g/ml.
FANTA®️ Orange Flavored Cold Drink lists Colour and Preservative. Mirinda Soft Drink lists Synthetic Food Colour and Preservative.
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