Is Asda No Added Sugar Apple & Blackcurrant Squash Litres ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 26 ingredients
- 7 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed squash
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
water, apple juice from concentrate 18%, blackcurrant juice from concentrate 2%, citric acid, malic acid, acidity regulator (sodium citrates), flavourings (ultra-processing marker), plant, vegetable water, apple juice from concentrate 18%, blackcurrant requlator (sodium citrates), flavourings (ultra-processing marker), plant, vegetable concentrates (black carrot, hibiscus, sweeteners jacesulfame k, sucralose (ultra-processing marker)), preservatives (processing marker) (potassium sorbate (processing marker), sodium metabisulphite), antioxidant (ascorbic acid), contains naturally occurring sugars
Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E223 Sodium metabisulphite , E296 Malic acid , E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E955 Sucralose
As written on the pack
water, apple juice from concentrate (18%), blackcurrant juice from concentrate (2%), citric acid, malic acid, acidity regulator (sodium citrates), flavourings, plant and vegetable water, apple juice from concentrate (18%), blackcurrant requlator (sodium citrates), flavourings, plant and vegetable concentrates (black carrot, hibiscus], sweeteners jacesulfame k, sucralose), preservatives (potassium sorbate. sodium metabisulphite), antioxidant (ascorbic acid). allergy advice! for allergens, see ingredients in bold. no artificial colours or flavours. contains naturally occurring sugars.
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.
- E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
Among 20 squash
From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 65% of the squash here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5054781377498, 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.
- 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.