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Is Bai Zambia Bing Cherry Antioxidant Infusion Water ultra-processed?

1 Tonic water Sold in the United States

Pack of Bai Zambia Bing Cherry Antioxidant Infusion Water

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:

  • 30 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed tonic water

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, erythritol, citric acod, cherry juice, malic acid, blackberry, potassium citrate, vegetable, fruit juice concentrates (for color), tea extract, ascorbic acid, vitamino stevia leaf extract, natural flavors, coffeefruit extract, 5301 legacy drive, plano, tx 75024, tm, © 2019 bai brands llc (855), 411-4bai drinkbai, com produced under the authority of bai brands llc (erythritol carbs have no calories and effect on blood sugar), good source of vitamin c 1 net carb per serving antioxidants (per bottle, 13‚5mg vitamin c), polyphenos from tea and coffeefruit extracts 55mg caffeine per bottle (like a cup of green tea o o low glycemic impact o pet 1, never hot filled)

Additives: E296 Malic acid , E960 Steviol glycosides , E968 Erythritol

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E960 Steviol glycosides.

As written on the pack

filtered water, erythritol, citric acod, cherry juice concentrate, malic acid, blackberry juice concentrate, potassium citrate, vegetable and fruit juice concentrates (for color), tea extract, ascorbic acid (vitamino stevia leaf extract, natural flavors, coffeefruit extract, 5301 legacy drive, plano, tx 75024, tm , © 2019 bai brands llc (855) 411-4bai drinkbai,com produced under the authority of bai brands llc, (erythritol carbs have no calories or effect on blood sugar) good source of vitamin c 1 net carb per serving antioxidants (per bottle): 13,5mg vitamin c, 100mg polyphenos from tea and coffeefruit extracts 55mg caffeine per bottle: like a cup of green tea o kosher o low glycemic impact gluten free o pet 1 (bpa-free) never hot filled

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.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

1 ingredient that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Sodas Products in the category "Sodas" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 24 tonic water

From least to most processed, this one ranks 24th. 75% of the tonic water 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 24 tonic water, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0813694025569, last edited 17 October 2025), 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.