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Is Carlsberg Pepsi Max Lime ultra-processed?

33cl Diet cola soft drink Sold in Sweden

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:

  • 13 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed colas

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

Kolsyrat vatten, färgämne (e150d), syra (B3, e338), aromämne (inklusive naturlig limearom med andra naturliga aromer, inklusive koffein), sötningsmedel (aspartam e950), surhetsreglerande medel (e331)

Additives: E150d Sulphite ammonia caramel , E331 Sodium citrates , E338 Phosphoric acid

As written on the pack

Kolsyrat vatten, färgämne (E150d), syra (B3. E338), aromämne (inkl. naturlig limearom med andra naturliga aromer, inkl. koffein), sötningsmedel (aspartam E950), surhetsreglerande medel (E331).

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.

  • E150d Sulphite ammonia caramel Sulphite ammonia caramel is the dark brown colour in colas and many sauces, made by heating sugars with sulphite and ammonia compounds.
  • 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.
  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.
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 67 diet cola soft drink

From least to most processed, this one ranks 10th. 99% of the diet cola 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 67 diet cola soft drink, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7310070003096, last edited 2 April 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • 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.