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Is Bennett Citrus green tea ultra-processed?

Iced teas Sold in the United States

Pack of Bennett Citrus green tea

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:

  • 18 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed iced teas

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

o0% dv, total sugars (incl, added sugars, dv), proei a iasi ngredients (water), sugar, citric acid, green tea extract, sodium heaet ascorbic acid, potassium sorbate (preservative), natural flavgr phospir mesulfame potassium, pectin, caffeine content (per bot tle warwing cap is a small part and poses a choking hazard), % juice

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E330 Citric acid , E440 Pectins

As written on the pack

o0% dv, total sugars 24g (incl, 24g added sugars, 48% dv), proei a iasi ngredients: water, sugar, citric acid, green tea extract, sodium heaet ascorbic acid, potassium sorbate (preservative), natural flavgr phospir mesulfame potassium, pectin, caffeine content: 22mg per bot tle warwing cap is a small part and poses a choking hazard, particulariy r contains 0% juice

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.

  • E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
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.

  • 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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 73 iced teas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 22nd. 84% of the iced 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 73 iced teas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4099100239553, last edited 24 May 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.