Is Λουξ πορτοκαλάδα ultra-processed?

330 ml Fruit juices Sold in the United Kingdom and Greece

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
E410 Locust bean gum

12 ingredients
5 additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed fruit juices

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

Carbonated water, orange juice 20%, sugar (processing marker), acidifying agent citric acid, antioxidant (ascorbic acid), preservatives (processing marker) (sodium benzoate), dimethyl dicarbonate, flavourings (ultra-processing marker), stabilizer, locust bean gum (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E211 Sodium benzoate , E242 Dimethyl dicarbonate , E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid , E410 Locust bean gum

As written on the pack

Carbonated water, orange juice 20%*, sugar, acidifying agent citric acid, antioxidant: ascorbic acid, preservatives: sodium benzoate - dimethyl dicarbonate, flavourings, stabilizer. locust bean gum.

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.

E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

2 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 513 fruit juices

From least to most processed, this one ranks 442nd. 35% of the fruit juices 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 513 fruit juices, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5202238120085, last edited 24 July 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.
NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of E (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.