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Is EMD Powerking Sugarfree Tropical ultra-processed?

355 ml Energy drinks Sold in Sweden

Pack of EMD Powerking Sugarfree Tropical

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:

  • 25 ingredients
  • 9 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed energy drinks

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

Kolsyrat vatten, taurin, surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra, e331), sötningsmedel (aspartam, e950), karamelliserad sockersirap, koffein, aromer, antioxidationsmedel (askorbinsyra, e306, e304), stabiliseringsmedel (e414, e445), färgämne (e150e), niacin, pantotensyra, vitaminer, vitamin B6, vitamin B12

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E304 Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid , E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E414 Acacia gum , E445 Glycerol esters of wood rosin , E950 Acesulfame k , E951 Aspartame

As written on the pack

Kolsyrat vatten, taurin, surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra, E331), sötningsmedel (aspartam, E950), karamelliserad sockersirap, koffein, aromer, antioxidationsmedel (askorbinsyra, E306, E304), stabiliseringsmedel (E414, E445), färgämne (E150e), niacin, pantotensyra, vitamin B6, vitamin B12.

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.

  • E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
  • E445 Glycerol esters of wood rosin Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • E950 Acesulfame k Acesulfame K is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, often combined with aspartame or sucralose.
  • E951 Aspartame Aspartame is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, used in diet drinks and sugar-free products.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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  • 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.

  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 278 energy drinks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 221st. 99% of the energy drinks 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 278 energy drinks, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7611612221726, last edited 2 April 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.