Is Clear American Fuji apple flavored sparkling water beverage, fuji apple ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 8 ingredients
- 4 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed waters
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Carbonated water, citric acid, natural flavor (ultra-processing marker), potassium citrate, potassium benzoate (preservative (processing marker)), aspartame (ultra-processing marker), acesulfame potassium (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E212 Potassium benzoate , E330 Citric acid , E950 Acesulfame k , E951 Aspartame
As written on the pack
Carbonated water, citric acid, natural flavor, potassium citrate, potassium benzoate (preservative), aspartame, acesulfame potassium,
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.
- 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.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
Among 409 waters
From least to most processed, this one ranks 324th. 62% of the waters here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0078742051727, last edited 4 July 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.