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Is Del Monte Red Grapefruit ultra-processed?

184 g Sold in the United States

Pack of Del Monte Red Grapefruit

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:

  • 10 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

red grapefruit, water, sorbitol, preservatives (ascorbic acid, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate), sucarlose, citric acid, acesulfame potassium

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E211 Sodium benzoate , E330 Citric acid , E420 Sorbitol , E950 Acesulfame k

As written on the pack

RED GRAPEFRUIT, WATER, SORBITOL, PRESERVATIVES (ASCORBIC ACID, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE), SUCARLOSE, CITRIC ACID, 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.

  • E420 Sorbitol Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and to keep products moist.
  • E950 Acesulfame k Acesulfame K is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, often combined with aspartame or sucralose.
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.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0024000507932, last edited 5 January 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.