Is Clear American Strawberry Flavored Sparkling Water Beverage ultra-processed?

33.8 fl oz Waters Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
E950 Acesulfame k
E951 Aspartame

8 ingredients
4 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed waters

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, citric acid, potassium citrate, natural flavor (ultra-processing marker), aspartame (ultra-processing marker), potassium benzoate (preservative (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, potassium citrate, natural flavor, aspartame, potassium benzoate (preservative), 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 409 waters

From least to most processed, this one ranks 325th. 62% of the waters 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 409 waters, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0078742372433, last edited 11 August 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.