Is Aldi Sun Quench ultra-processed?

1.5 litre Fruit-based beverages 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:

Colour
Sweetener
E160a Carotene
E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose
E950 Acesulfame k
E955 Sucralose

16 ingredients
7 additives

Less processed fruit-based beverages

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, orange comminute from concentrate 20%, Acid (Citric Acid Flavourings), Acidity Regulator, Sodium Citrates, Sweeteners (ultra-processing marker) (Acesulfame K (ultra-processing marker)), Sucralose (ultra-processing marker), Preservatives (processing marker) (Potassium Sorbate (processing marker)), Sodium Metabisulphite, Stabiliser, Carboxymethyl Cellulose (ultra-processing marker), Colour (ultra-processing marker) (Carotenes (ultra-processing marker))

Additives: E160a Carotene , E202 Potassium sorbate , E223 Sodium metabisulphite , E331 Sodium citrates , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose , E950 Acesulfame k , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

Water, ORANGE COMMINUTE FROM CONCENTRATE (20%) (Contains Sulphites), Acid: Citric Acid Flavourings; Acidity Regulator. Sodium Citrates; Sweeteners: Acesulfame K, Sucralose; Preservatives Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Metabisulphite; Stabiliser. Carboxymethyl Cellulose; Colour: Carotenes

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.

E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.
E950 Acesulfame k Acesulfame K is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, often combined with aspartame or sucralose.
E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.

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.

E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 781 fruit-based beverages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 725th. 50% of the fruit-based beverages 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 781 fruit-based beverages, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600055619, 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.
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