Is balance Grow Honey Citron & Ginger Tea ultra-processed?

48 oz Teas Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Sweetener
E407 Carrageenan

9 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed teas

Organic Everyday Matcha Sencha Naturals 1 ingredient · no additives NOVA group 1
PURE LEAF Real Brewed Tea UNSWEETENED NO SUGAR Pure Leaf 2 ingredients · 1 additive NOVA group 1
Pure Leaf Unsweetened Real Brewed Tea Pure Leaf 2 ingredients · 1 additive NOVA group 1
Turmeric With orange & star anise tea Twinings 6 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1

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

citron, Ginger, Sundry honey, Sugar (processing marker), Oligosaccharides (ultra-processing marker), Citric acid, Vitamin C, Carrageenan (ultra-processing marker), Purified Water

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E407 Carrageenan

As written on the pack

Sliced citron, Ginger, Sundry honey, Sugar, Oligosaccharides, Citric acid, Vitamin C, Carrageenan, Purified Water

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.

E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.

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.

Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 220 teas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 195th. 43% of the teas 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 220 teas, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0888127002967, last edited 15 April 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 E (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.