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Is Bai Kula Watermelon Antioxidant Beverage, Kula Watermelon ultra-processed?

Waters Sold in the United States and France

Pack of Bai Kula Watermelon Antioxidant Beverage, Kula Watermelon

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:

  • 15 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed waters

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

Filtered water, bai proprietary sweetener blend (erythritol, stevia leaf extract), natural flavors, citric acid, watermelon, vegetable juice (for color), coffeefruit extract, white tea, malic acid, vitamin c (ascorbic acid), sodium citrate

Additives: E296 Malic acid , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E960 Steviol glycosides , E968 Erythritol

As written on the pack

Filtered water, bai proprietary sweetener blend (erythritol, stevia leaf extract), natural flavors, citric acid, watermelon juice concentrate, vegetable juice (for color), coffeefruit extract, white tea extract, malic acid, vitamin c (ascorbic acid), sodium citrate.

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.

  • E960 Steviol glycosides Steviol glycosides are sweet compounds extracted and purified from the leaves of the stevia plant.
  • E968 Erythritol Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 409 waters

From least to most processed, this one ranks 361st. 62% of the waters 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 409 waters, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0813694023428, last edited 18 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.