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Is 500ml Lucozade Sprt Zro £2.49 ultra-processed?

500ml Energy drink without sugar and with artificial sweeteners Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of 500ml Lucozade Sprt Zro £2.49

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 12 ingredients
  • 1 additive

Less processed energy drinks

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Water, Acidity Regulator (Sodium Citrate), Acid (Citric Acid), Sweet Potato, arrot Natural Flavourings, Extracts of Apple Safflower, Lemon, Sweeteners, Acesulfame K Sucrose Niacin (Vitamin B3)

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Water, Acidity Regulator (Sodium Citrate) Acid (Citric Acid), Extracts of Sweet Potato and arrot Natural Flavourings, Extracts of Apple Safflower and Lemon, Sweeteners (Acesulfame K Sucrose Niacin (Vitamin B3).

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 60 energy drink without sugar and with artificial sweeteners

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1st. 100% of the energy drink without sugar and with artificial sweeteners here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 60 energy drink without sugar and with artificial sweeteners, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5054267012509, last edited 27 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.