Is Fanta Lemon ultra-processed?

1.5 l Fruit sodas Sold in Sweden

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E414 Acacia gum
E445 Glycerol esters of wood rosin

11 ingredients
4 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

Kolsyrat vatten, socker (processing marker), citronjuice från koncentrat 6%, surhetsreglerande medel (e330), stabiliseringsmedel (e414 (ultra-processing marker), e445 (ultra-processing marker)), antioxidant (e300), naturliga citrus aromer

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid , E414 Acacia gum , E445 Glycerol esters of wood rosin

As written on the pack

Kolsyrat vatten, socker, citronjuice från koncentrat 6%, surhetsreglerande medel (E330), stabiliseringsmedel (E414, E445), antioxidant (E300), naturliga citrus aromer.

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.

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 28th. 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 5449000022509, 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 E (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.