Is it ultra-processed?
Menu

Is Bundaberg Diet Ginger beer ultra-processed?

375 ml Diet sodas Sold in Australia

Pack of Bundaberg Diet 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:

  • 17 ingredients
  • 8 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed diet sodas

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, Ginger Root 1.4%, Cane Sugar, Natural Flavours, Yeast, Acids (Citric Acid, Malic Acid), Preservative (211), Sweeteners (951‚950‚955), Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid), Stabiliser (412), Contains Phenylalanine

Additives: E211 Sodium benzoate , E296 Malic acid , E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid , E412 Guar gum , E950 Acesulfame k , E951 Aspartame , E955 Sucralose

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E412 Guar gum, E950 Acesulfame k, E951 Aspartame, E955 Sucralose.

As written on the pack

Carbonated Water, Ginger Root (1.4%), Cane Sugar, Natural Flavours, Yeast, Acids (Citric Acid, Malic Acid), Preservative (211), Sweeteners (951,950,955), Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid), Stabiliser (412). Contains Phenylalanine.

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.

  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • 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.
  • E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
  • 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.
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.

  • 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 102 diet sodas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 92nd. 98% of the diet sodas 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 102 diet sodas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9311493003425, last edited 20 June 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.