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Is Beefeater Pink Strawberry ultra-processed?

70 cl Hard liquors Sold in Australia, Bolivia and 2 more countries

Pack of Beefeater Pink Strawberry

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:

  • 8 ingredients
  • 1 additive

Less processed hard liquors

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

Gin (cereal, botanical distillate with water), sugar, natural strawberry flavouring, natural flavourings, colour (Allura Red)

Additives: E129 Allura red

As written on the pack

Gin (cereal and botanical distillate with water), sugar, natural strawberry flavouring, natural flavourings, colour (Allura Red).

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.

  • E129 Allura red Allura red AC is a synthetic red azo dye (FD&C Red No. 40 in the US).
  • 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.
3 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.

  • Alcoholic beverages Products in the category "Alcoholic beverages" are at least group 3.
  • Hard liquors Products in the category "Hard liquors" are at least group 3.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 21 hard liquors

From least to most processed, this one ranks 20th. 19% of the hard liquors 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 21 hard liquors, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000299605950, last edited 31 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.