Is Coca Cola sprite ultra-processed?

2L Sold in the United States and India

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

10 ingredients
3 additives
Nutri-Score B

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

carbonated water, sugar (processing marker), acidity regulators, 330, 331| (iii), preservative (processing marker) (211), flavours (ultra-processing marker) (natural flavouring substances)

Additives: E211 Sodium benzoate , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates

As written on the pack

CARBONATED WATER, SUGAR, ACIDITY REGULATORS (330, 331|(iii), PRESERVATIVE (211), FLAVOURS (NATURAL FLAVOURING SUBSTANCES).

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.

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.

Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 3948764032400, last edited 8 March 2025), 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 B (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.