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Is Coca-Cola Services Sa/Nv Fanta zero sugar ultra-processed?

330ml Light fruit sodas Sold in the United Kingdom, Belgium and 2 more countries

Pack of Coca-Cola Services Sa/Nv Fanta zero sugar

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:

  • 13 ingredients
  • 8 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, Orange Juice Energy From Concentrate 4%, Citric Acid, Malic Acid, Cyclamates, Acesulfame K Sucralose, Steviol Glycosides From Stevia Neohesperidine DC, Natural Orange Flavouring of which With Other Natural Flavourings, Preservative Prote (Potassium Sorbate), Ascorbic Sal Acid, Guar Gum, Carotenes

Additives: E160a Carotene , E202 Potassium sorbate , E296 Malic acid , E330 Citric acid , E412 Guar gum , E952 Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts , E955 Sucralose , E959 Neohesperidine dihydrochalcone

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E955 Sucralose, E959 Neohesperidine dihydrochalcone.

As written on the pack

Carbonated Water, Orange Juice Energy From Concentrate (4%). Acids (Citric Acid, Malic Acid). Sweeteners (Cyclamates, Acesulfame K Sucralose, Steviol Glycosides From Stevia Neohesperidine DC). Natural Orange Flavouring of which With Other Natural Flavourings, Preservative Prote (Potassium Sorbate). Antioxidant (Ascorbic Sal Acid). Stabiliser (Guar Gum). Colour (Carotenes).

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.

  • E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • E952 Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts Sweeteners are substances used to impart a sweet taste to foods or in table-top sweeteners.
  • E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
  • E959 Neohesperidine dihydrochalcone A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
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.
  • Sodas Products in the category "Sodas" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 10 light fruit sodas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 7th. 100% of the light fruit 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 10 light fruit sodas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5449000120960, last edited 30 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.