Is AquaDor Rabarber & jordgubb ultra-processed?

500ml Sold in El Salvador

Pack of AquaDor Rabarber & jordgubb

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:

  • 16 ingredients
  • 7 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Naturligt mineralvatten från Aqua d'Or®-källan, kolsyra (ultra-processing marker), surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra), naturliga aromer (ultra-processing marker), naturligt färgämne (antocyaner (ultra-processing marker)), konserveringsmedel (processing marker) (kaliumsorbat (processing marker)), sötningsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (acesulfamkalium (ultra-processing marker), sukralos (ultra-processing marker)), stabilisatorer (gummi arabicum (ultra-processing marker), glycerolestrar av tallharts, arom (ultra-processing marker))

Additives: E163 Anthocyanins , E202 Potassium sorbate , E290 Carbon dioxide , E330 Citric acid , E414 Acacia gum , E950 Acesulfame k , E955 Sucralose

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: Colour.

As written on the pack

Naturligt mineralvatten från Aqua d'Or®-källan, kolsyra, surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra), naturliga aromer, naturligt färgämne (antocyaner), konserveringsmedel (kaliumsorbat), sötningsmedel (acesulfamkalium, sukralos), stabilisatorer (gummi arabicum, glycerolestrar av tallharts, arom).

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.

  • E163 Anthocyanins Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
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  • 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.
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

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5703828026126, last edited 2 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.