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Coca-Cola Light/Diet Coke Diet Coke Bottles: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-22 · Coca-Cola Light/Diet Coke

Quick answer

Special Occasion Choice

Coca-Cola Light/Diet Coke diet coke bottles received a Longevity Score of 18 out of 100 (special occasion choice). Zero-calorie diet soda with artificial sweetener, caramel color, and preservatives; low nutrient density despite no sugar. Strengths include zero calories and zero sugar per serving and very low sodium per serving, while main considerations include artificial sweetener (aspartame), artificial caramel color and preservative, and ultra-processed beverage with no whole-food content.

Longevity Score 18/100

What helped the score?

  • Zero calories and zero sugar per serving
  • Very low sodium per serving

What held the score back?

  • Contains artificial sweetener (aspartame)
  • Contains artificial caramel color and preservative
  • Ultra-processed beverage with no whole-food content

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Coca-Cola Light/Diet Coke Diet Coke Bottles
Category
Beverages (source: Non Alcoholic Beverages - Ready To Drink)
GTIN / UPC
00049000024692
Serving size
500 mlt (1 Bottle)
Source data — ingredients
Ingredient list from product label data (see Sources)
Healthy Food Guide analysis
Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards. See methodology under Sources.
Data last verified

Coca-Cola Light/Diet Coke

Diet Coke Bottles

Special Occasion Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Special Occasion Choice

Zero-calorie diet soda with artificial sweetener, caramel color, and preservatives; low nutrient density despite no sugar.

What Stands Out

Low Fiber

0g fiber

0% DV

Artificial Colors

Caramel color

Artificial Sweeteners

Aspartame (artificial sweetener)

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Key Positives

  • Zero calories and zero sugar per serving
  • Very low sodium per serving

Key Concerns

  • Contains artificial sweetener (aspartame)
  • Contains artificial caramel color and preservative
  • Ultra-processed beverage with no whole-food content

Ingredient Signals

Processing signals

Carbonated water with acid and flavor blendUltra-processed diet soda formulation

Additives

Potassium benzoate preservativePhosphoric acidCitric acidNatural flavorsCaffeine

Artificial colors

Caramel color

Artificial sweeteners

Aspartame (artificial sweetener)

Ingredients

Ingredient list

CARBONATED WATER, CARAMEL COLOR, ASPARTAME, PHOSPHORIC ACID, POTASSIUM BENZOATE (TO PROTECT TASTE), NATURAL FLAVORS, CITRIC ACID, CAFFEINE.

Formulations can vary — check the package label for the final word.

Macronutrients

Calories

0

0% DV

Total Carbs

0g

0% DV

Protein

0g

0% DV

Saturated Fat

0g

0% DV

Fiber

0g

0% DV

Net Carbs

0g

0% DV

Sugar

0g

Added Sugar

0g

0% DV

Total Fat

0g

0% DV

Sodium

12mg

1% DV

Cholesterol

0mg

0% DV

Unsaturated Fat

0g

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories00% DV
Total Carbs0g0% DV
Protein0g0% DV
Saturated Fat0g0% DV
Fiber0g0% DV
Net Carbs0g0% DV
Sugar0g—
Added Sugar0g0% DV
Total Fat0g0% DV
Sodium12mg1% DV
Cholesterol0mg0% DV
Unsaturated Fat0g—

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Amounts are per labeled serving from source data. Check the package for the final values.

Longevity scores estimate how this product’s nutrition and ingredient profile fit longer-term eating patterns. Formulations can vary — check the package label. Not medical advice. Some nutrient values may be estimated when the label is incomplete.

How this product may fit different goals

The same food can look different depending on what matters most to you. Here is a general preview of how this product may align with several common goals.

  • GLP-1 Eating Support

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Lower protein (0g)

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  • Low Sugar Lifestyle

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Sweetener signals (Aspartame (artificial sweetener))

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  • Athletic Fueling

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    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Athletic Fueling, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Lower carbs for fueling (0g)

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  • Workout Recovery

    Watch-outs

    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Workout Recovery, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Lower protein (0g)

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  • Strength & Protein Focus

    Watch-outs

    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Strength & Protein Focus, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Lower protein (0g)

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  • Minimally Processed Eating

    Watch-outs

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Minimally Processed Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Sweetener signals (Aspartame (artificial sweetener))

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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Understanding the Longevity analysis

What the Longevity analysis evaluates

The Longevity analysis looks at how a food fits broader dietary patterns over time. It combines nutritional composition with processing and ingredient-quality considerations, including ideas that originated in Meal Power Points and Food Integrity. The Longevity Score summarizes that wider picture on a 0–100 scale. It is educational context for packaged foods, not medical advice and not a guarantee of health outcomes.

Nutrients, balance, processing, and ingredients

Nutritional composition matters: protein, fiber, carbohydrates, glucose-related characteristics, fats, sodium, and micronutrients all influence how a food may support or challenge different dietary goals. Processing level and ingredient quality still count, because formulation can change the practical meaning of an otherwise tidy nutrient panel. Longevity treats those dimensions together rather than as a single nutrient number.

Who may prioritize Longevity

People following low-carbohydrate, keto-style, high-protein, glucose-conscious, or longevity-focused eating patterns often start with the Longevity analysis. It is also useful when you want one place that connects macros and micros with how processed the food is and how the ingredient list reads. The Longevity Score is designed for that broader comparison across products.

How Longevity differs from Food Integrity

Food Integrity is the focused analysis of processing, ingredients, additives, purity, and transparency. Longevity is the broader analysis of nutritional composition, metabolic and dietary characteristics, processing, and ingredient quality. A strong nutritional profile may still deserve closer Food Integrity review when additives, oils, sweeteners, or processing level raise questions the nutrient panel does not answer on its own.

Why the analyses overlap—and why to review both

The overlap is intentional. Food Integrity–related characteristics contribute to Longevity, while Food Integrity remains separately useful for deeper formulation detail. The two views are meant to complement each other, not cancel each other out. Some people reasonably prioritize one analysis based on their goals; reviewing both can reveal tradeoffs that one score alone may not show.

Common questions about this product

Is Coca-Cola Light/Diet Coke Diet Coke Bottles highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Highly processed. That reflects formulation and processing signals from the ingredient analysis — not a medical or regulatory classification.

Why are the Longevity and Food Integrity scores different?

Longevity emphasizes nutrition per serving and longer-term dietary alignment. Food Integrity emphasizes ingredients, additives, processing, and label transparency. The same product can score differently on those lenses.

How much fiber is in one serving?

Coca-Cola Light/Diet Coke Diet Coke Bottles shows about 0g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Coca-Cola Light/Diet Coke Diet Coke Bottles: 0g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include Aspartame (artificial sweetener). Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Zero calories and zero sugar per serving; Very low sodium per serving.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Contains artificial sweetener (aspartame); Contains artificial caramel color and preservative; Ultra-processed beverage with no whole-food content.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

People prioritizing different goals (for example lower carbs, higher protein, or minimally processed eating) may weigh the same beverages differently. Use the goal preview on this page, then personalize in KarbCoach for your priorities.

Other published analyses in Beverages, selected from the same Healthy Food Guide catalog.

Source data and Healthy Food Guide analysis

  1. Public label databases (including USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts) — Possible sources for package ingredients and nutrition.
  2. Healthy Food Guide analysis (Longevity and Food Integrity) — Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards.
  3. How the Longevity Score is calculated
  4. How the Food Integrity Score is calculated
  5. Scoring models: KarbCoach Longevity and Food Integrity.
  6. Independent analysis. No manufacturer affiliation.
  7. Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions. Full sources and safety details.
Label accuracy and safety information

Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions.

Sources, citations & safety

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