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Is Clear american ice ultra-processed?

Fruit nectars Sold in the United States

Pack of Clear american ice

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:

  • 26 ingredients
  • 9 additives

Less processed fruit nectars

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, peach juice, malic acid, natural flavor, potassium benzoate, potassium sorbate (preservatives), gum acacia, sucralose, green tea, ester gum, calcium disodium edta (to protect flavor), niacinamide (niacin), d-calcium pantothenate (pantothenic acid), yellow 6, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), red 40, biotin, cholecalciferol (vitamin d3), cyanocobalamin (vitamin b12)

Additives: E110 Sunset yellow FCF , E129 Allura red , E202 Potassium sorbate , E212 Potassium benzoate , E296 Malic acid , E385 Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate , E414 Acacia gum , E445 Glycerol esters of wood rosin , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

Carbonated water, peach juice concentrate, malic acid, natural flavor, potassium benzoate and potassium sorbate (preservatives), gum acacia, sucralose, green tea, ester gum, calcium disodium edta (to protect flavor), niacinamide (niacin), d-calcium pantothenate (pantothenic acid), yellow 6, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), red 40, biotin, cholecalciferol (vitamin d3), cyanocobalamin (vitamin b12).

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.

  • E110 Sunset yellow FCF Sunset yellow FCF is a synthetic orange azo dye (FD&C Yellow No. 6 in the US).
  • E129 Allura red Allura red AC is a synthetic red azo dye (FD&C Red No. 40 in the US).
  • E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
  • E445 Glycerol esters of wood rosin Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
2 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.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 26 fruit nectars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 25th. 62% of the fruit nectars 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 26 fruit nectars, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0078742125794, last edited 2 May 2023), 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.