Is Damm S.a. Lager Beer ultra-processed?

33 Cl Non-alcoholic beers Sold in the United Kingdom, France and 2 more countries

Yes, it's ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

water, barley malt, but glucose, fructose syrup (ultra-processing marker), rice, hops

As written on the pack

water, barley malt (8), but glucose and fructose syrup, rice, hops,

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

Fructose Fructose is the sugar found naturally in fruit and honey, but as an ingredient it is refined industrially, mostly from corn starch.

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.

Alcoholic beverages Products in the category "Alcoholic beverages" are at least group 3.
Beers Products in the category "Beers" are at least group 3.

From least to most processed, this one ranks 33rd. 62% of the non-alcoholic beers 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.

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The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
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