Is Aldi Tropical Blast Zero Sugar Pineapple & Grapefruit ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 21 ingredients
- 10 additives
- Nutri-Score C
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Carbonated Water, Pineapple Juice from Concentrate 3%, Grapefruit Juice 2%, Acid (Citric Acid), Acidity Regulator (Sodium Citrates), Sweeteners (ultra-processing marker) (Aspartame (ultra-processing marker)), Acesulfame K (ultra-processing marker), Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid), Preservative (processing marker) (Potassium Sorbate (processing marker)), Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), Stabilisers (Gum Arabic (ultra-processing marker)), Glycerol Esters of Wood Rosins, Guar Gum (ultra-processing marker), Colour (ultra-processing marker) (Carotenes (ultra-processing marker))
Additives: E160a Carotene , E202 Potassium sorbate , E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E412 Guar gum , E414 Acacia gum , E445 Glycerol esters of wood rosin , E950 Acesulfame k , E951 Aspartame
As written on the pack
Carbonated Water, Pineapple Juice from Concentrate (3%), Grapefruit Juice from Concentrate (2%), Acid: Citric Acid; Acidity Regulator: Sodium Citrates; Sweeteners: Aspartame, Acesulfame K; Antioxidant: Ascorbic Acid; Preservative: Potassium Sorbate; Flavouring; Stabilisers: Gum Arabic, Glycerol Esters of Wood Rosins, Guar Gum; 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.
- E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
- E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
- E445 Glycerol esters of wood rosin Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
- 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.
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- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
- 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.
3 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.
- Sodas Products in the category "Sodas" are at least group 3.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
Among 102 diet sodas
From least to most processed, this one ranks 101st. 98% of the diet sodas here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600572932, last edited 1 April 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.