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Is Coca-Cola OreoLimited Edition Oreo ultra-processed?

250ml Diet sodas Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Coca-Cola OreoLimited Edition Oreo

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:

  • 14 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed diet sodas

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, colour (e150d), natural flavourings, acid (phosphoric acid), sweeteners (acesulfame k, aspartame, sucralose), acidity regulator (sodium citrates), salt, caffeine flavouring

Additives: E150d Sulphite ammonia caramel , E331 Sodium citrates , E338 Phosphoric acid , E950 Acesulfame k , E951 Aspartame , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

carbonated water, colour (e 150d), natural flavourings, acid (phosphoric acid), sweeteners (acesulfame k, aspartame, sucralose), acidity regulator (sodium citrates), salt, caffeine flavouring, contains a source of phenylalanine,

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.

  • E150d Sulphite ammonia caramel Sulphite ammonia caramel is the dark brown colour in colas and many sauces, made by heating sugars with sulphite and ammonia compounds.
  • 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.
  • E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
  • 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.
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  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.
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.

  • Sodas Products in the category "Sodas" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 102 diet sodas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 96th. 98% of the diet sodas 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 102 diet sodas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5449000329691, last edited 27 March 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.