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Is Fanta Appelsiini ultra-processed?

Fruit sodas Sold in Finland and France

Pack of Fanta Appelsiini

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:

  • 19 ingredients
  • 8 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed fruit sodas

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

Vatten, socker, juice av apelsin 4.5%, koldioxid, surhetsreglerande medel (e330, e331), naturlig apelsinarom med andra naturliga aromer, stabiliseringsmedel (e414, e445, e412), antioxidationsmedel (e300), frukt-och grönsakskoncentrat (morot, svartvinbär), färgämne (e160a)

Additives: E160a Carotene , E290 Carbon dioxide , E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E412 Guar gum , E414 Acacia gum , E445 Glycerol esters of wood rosin

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: Flavouring.

As written on the pack

Vatten, socker, 4.5 % juice av apelsin, koldioxid, surhetsreglerande medel (E330, E331), naturlig apelsinarom med andra naturliga aromer, stabiliseringsmedel (E414, E445, E412), antioxidationsmedel (E300), frukt - och grönsakskoncentrat (morot, svartvinbär), färgämne (E160a).

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.

  • E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
  • E290 Carbon dioxide 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.
  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • 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.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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  • 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.

  • Sodas Products in the category "Sodas" are at least group 3.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 99 fruit sodas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 87th. 91% of the fruit sodas 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 99 fruit sodas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 6415600502177, last edited 20 March 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.