Is Carlsberg Zingo Apelsin ultra-processed?

1.5 l Orange soft drinks Sold in Sweden

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Colour
Flavouring
E160a Carotene

13 ingredients
4 additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed orange soft drinks

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, socker (processing marker), apelsinjuice 8%, från koncentrat, syra (citronsyra), konserveringsmedel (processing marker) (kaliumsorbat (processing marker)), naturlig apelsinarom (ultra-processing marker), antioxidationsmedel (askorbinsyra), färgämne (ultra-processing marker) (karotener (ultra-processing marker))

Additives: E160a Carotene , E202 Potassium sorbate , E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Kolsyrat vatten, socker, apelsinjuice (8%) från koncentrat, syra (citronsyra), konserveringsmedel (kaliumsorbat), naturlig apelsinarom, antioxidationsmedel, (askorbinsyra), färgämne (karotener).

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.

E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
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.

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 31 orange soft drinks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 9th. 90% of the orange soft drinks 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 31 orange soft drinks, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7310070378507, 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.
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.