Is Better Soda Raspberry Kiwi ultra-processed?

330mL Carbonated fruit soft drink Sold in Australia

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Colour
Flavouring
E968 Erythritol

11 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score B

Less processed carbonated fruit soft drink

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

Purified sparkling water, com fibra (prebiotics), Goodsweet® Blend (erythritol (ultra-processing marker), stevia), citric acid, vitamin C, natural flavours (ultra-processing marker), natural colour (ultra-processing marker) (black carrot juice)

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E968 Erythritol

As written on the pack

Purified sparkling water, com fibra (prebiotics), Goodsweet® Blend* (erythritol, stevia), citric acid, vitamin C, natural flavours, natural colour (black carrot juice concentrate)

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.

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 45 carbonated fruit soft drink

From least to most processed, this one ranks 18th. 84% of the carbonated fruit soft drink 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 45 carbonated fruit soft drink, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9348207004454, last edited 18 December 2024), 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 B (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.