Is Bolthouse Farms Strawberry Banana 100% Juice Smoothie ultra-processed?

450 ml Smoothies Sold in the United States and France

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
E440 Pectins

13 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score D

Less processed smoothies

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

Strawberry puree, banana, pear juice from concentrate (water, pear juice concentrate), apple juice from concentrate (water, apple juice), apple puree, pectin (ultra-processing marker), vitamin c (ascorbic acid), natural flavors (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E440 Pectins

As written on the pack

Strawberry puree, banana puree, pear juice from concentrate (water, pear juice concentrate), apple juice from concentrate (water, apple juice concentrate), apple puree, pectin, vitamin c (ascorbic acid), natural flavors.

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.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 109 smoothies

From least to most processed, this one ranks 100th. 37% of the smoothies 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 109 smoothies, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0071464270407, last edited 27 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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.