Is 7up Zero Sugar ultra-processed?

500 ml Sodas Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Sweetener
E440 Pectins
E950 Acesulfame k
E951 Aspartame

17 ingredients
6 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed sodas

Boisson petillante Belvoir Fleur de Surea Belvoir Fruit Farms 5 ingredients · 1 additive NOVA group 3
Raspberry lemonade Belvoir fruit farms 4 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Fever-Tree premium Indian tonic water Waitrose 5 ingredients · 1 additive NOVA group 3
DASH Raspberry Dash water 1 ingredient · no additives NOVA group 3

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, acids (citric acid, malic acid), natural lemon, lime flavouring (ultra-processing marker), acidity regulator (sodium citrate), sweeteners (ultra-processing marker) (aspartame (ultra-processing marker), acesulfame k (ultra-processing marker)), potassium chloride, stabiliser (pectin (ultra-processing marker)), caution (pressurised container), handle with care open by hand

Additives: E296 Malic acid , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E440 Pectins , E950 Acesulfame k , E951 Aspartame

As written on the pack

carbonated water, acids (citric acid, malic acid), natural lemon and lime flavouring, acidity regulator (sodium citrate), sweeteners (aspartame, acesulfame k), potassium chloride, stabiliser (pectin), contains a source of phenylalanine, caution: pressurised container, handle with care open by hand,

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.

E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
E950 Acesulfame k Acesulfame K is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, often combined with aspartame or sucralose.
E951 Aspartame Aspartame is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, used in diet drinks and sugar-free products.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.

1 ingredient that would only make it processed

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

Sodas Products in the category "Sodas" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 612 sodas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 466th. 94% of the sodas 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 612 sodas, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4060800309952, last edited 17 June 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 C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.