Is Electrolyte water ultra-processed?

500 ml Artificially sweetened beverages Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Sweetener
E327 Calcium lactate
E955 Sucralose

17 ingredients
4 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed artificially sweetened beverages

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

Water 99%, Electrolytes (Calcium Lactate (ultra-processing marker), Magnesium Citrate, Sodium Chloride), Natural Flavourings (ultra-processing marker), Acid (citric Acid), Sweetener (ultra-processing marker) (Sucralose (ultra-processing marker)), Vitamin Blend, vitamins, vitamin B6, vitamin C, vitamin D, Preservative (processing marker) (Sodium Benzoate)

Additives: E211 Sodium benzoate , E327 Calcium lactate , E330 Citric acid , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

Water (99%), Electrolytes (Calcium Lactate, Magnesium Citrate, Sodium Chloride), Natural Flavourings, Acid (citric Acid), Sweetener (Sucralose), Vitamin Blend (Vitamins B6, C, D), Preservative (Sodium Benzoate)

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.

E327 Calcium lactate Thickeners are substances which increase the viscosity of a foodstuff.
E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.

1 ingredient 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 525 artificially sweetened beverages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 158th. 98% of the artificially sweetened beverages 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 525 artificially sweetened beverages, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060446100455, last edited 16 July 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.