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Is Carrick Glen Sparkling flavoured mineral water Peach & Passion fruit ultra-processed?

Artificially sweetened beverages Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Carrick Glen Sparkling flavoured mineral water Peach & Passion fruit

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:

  • 7 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Carbonated Natural Mineral Water, Peach Juice from Concentrate 2%, Citric Acid, Natural Flavouring, Sodium Citrates, Sucralose, Acesulfame

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

Carbonated Natural Mineral Water, 2% Peach Juice from Concentrate, Acid: Citric Acid; Natural Flavouring, Acidity Regulator: Sodium Citrates; Sweeteners: Sucralose, Acesulfame

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.

  • E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 525 artificially sweetened beverages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 42nd. 98% of the artificially sweetened beverages 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 525 artificially sweetened beverages, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489787730, last edited 5 September 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.