Is Canada Dry ultra-processed?

Sodas Sold in Canada

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
E150c Ammonia caramel
E950 Acesulfame k
E951 Aspartame

10 ingredients
8 additives

Less processed 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, Citric acid, Sodium citrate, Sodium benzoate, Malic acid, Aspartame (ultra-processing marker), Acesulfame potassium (ultra-processing marker), Natural flavour (ultra-processing marker), Caramel colour, Calcium disodium EDTA

Additives: E150c Ammonia caramel , E211 Sodium benzoate , E296 Malic acid , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E385 Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate , E950 Acesulfame k , E951 Aspartame

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E150c Ammonia caramel.

As written on the pack

Carbonated water, Citric acid, Sodium citrate, Sodium benzoate, Malic acid, Aspartame, Acesulfame potassium, Natural flavour, Caramel colour, Calcium disodium EDTA

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.

E150c Ammonia caramel Ammonia caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars with ammonia compounds.
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.

1 ingredient 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 612 sodas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 404th. 94% of the 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 612 sodas, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 06201812, last edited 27 August 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.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.