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Is Britvic ginger Beer ultra-processed?

200ml Ginger beer Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Britvic ginger Beer

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:

  • 46 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed ginger beer

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

Carbonated Water, Sugar, Flavouring (Including Ginger Root Extract), Acid (Citric Acid), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Sweeteners (Acesulfame K, Aspartame), and, Ingredienser (Kolsyrat vatten), socker, arom finiklis (ingefärsrotextrakt), syra (citronsyra), konserveringsmedel (kaliumsorbat), sötningsmedel (acesulfam K, aspartam), Innehåller en källa till fenylalani Lämplig för vegetarianer och veganer, Ingredientes (aqua carbonatada), azuca, aromas (incluye extracto de raíz de jengibre), acidulante (ácido cítrico), conservante (sorbato potásico), edulcorantes (acesulfamo-K, aspartamo), Contiene una fuente de fenilalanina, Apto para vegetarianos y veganos, caution (pressurised container, handle with care, varning! trycksatt behallare), hantera varsamt, atencion envase a presion, manipular con cuidado

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E330 Citric acid , E950 Acesulfame k , E951 Aspartame

As written on the pack

Carbonated Water, Sugar, Flavouring (Including Ginger Root Extract), Acid (Citric Acid), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Sweeteners (Acesulfame K, Aspartame). Contains a Source of Phenylalanine. Suitable for vegetarians and vegans. Ingredienser: Kolsyrat vatten, socker, arom finiklis: ingefärsrotextrakt), syra (citronsyra), konserveringsmedel (kaliumsorbat) sötningsmedel (acesulfam K, aspartam). Innehåller en källa till fenylalani Lämplig för vegetarianer och veganer. Ingredientes: aqua carbonatada, azuca, aromas (incluye extracto de raíz de jengibre), acidulante (ácido cítrico), conservante (sorbato potásico), edulcorantes (acesulfamo-K, aspartamo). Contiene una fuente de fenilalanina. Apto para vegetarianos y veganos, CAUTION: PRESSURISED CONTAINER. HANDLE WITH CARE. VARNING! TRYCKSATT BEHALLARE, HANTERA VARSAMT. ATENCION ENVASE A PRESION, MANIPULAR CON CUIDADO.

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.

  • E950 Acesulfame k Acesulfame K is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, often combined with aspartame or sucralose.
  • E951 Aspartame Aspartame is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, used in diet drinks and sugar-free products.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.
4 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.
  • Sodas Products in the category "Sodas" are at least group 3.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 16 ginger beer

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 81% of the ginger beer 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 16 ginger beer, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 50413881, last edited 8 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.