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Is Angry Orchard Hard Cider ultra-processed?

12 fl oz Ciders Sold in the United States

Pack of Angry Orchard Hard Cider

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:

  • 10 ingredients
  • 2 additives

Less processed ciders

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

hard cider, water, cane sugar apple juice from concentrate malic acid, honey natural flavor, carbon dioxide, and SULFITES TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS, government warning (according to the surgeon general women should not drink alcoholic beverages during pregnancy because of the risk of birth defects, CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IMPAIRS YOUR ABILITY TO DRIVE A CAR and OPERATE MACHINERY), and MAY CAUSE HEALTH PROBLEMS

Additives: E290 Carbon dioxide , E296 Malic acid

As written on the pack

HARD CIDER, WATER, CANE SUGAR APPLE JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE MALIC ACID, HONEY NATURAL FLAVOR, CARBON DIOXIDE, AND SULFITES TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS. GOVERNMENT WARNING: (1) ACCORDING TO THE SURGEON GENERAL WOMEN SHOULD NOT DRINK ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DURING PREGNANCY BECAUSE OF THE RISK OF BIRTH DEFECTS (2) CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IMPAIRS YOUR ABILITY TO DRIVE A CAR OR OPERATE MACHINERY, AND MAY CAUSE HEALTH PROBLEMS

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.

  • E290 Carbon dioxide 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.
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.

  • Alcoholic beverages Products in the category "Alcoholic beverages" are at least group 3.
  • Ciders Products in the category "Ciders" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 22 ciders

From least to most processed, this one ranks 16th. 45% of the ciders 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 22 ciders, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0087692821007, last edited 12 September 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.