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Is Fanta Lemon Zero Sugar ultra-processed?

330 ml Lemon soft drinks Sold in Sweden

Pack of Fanta Lemon Zero Sugar

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:

  • 12 ingredients
  • 7 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed lemon soft 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, citronjuice från koncentrat, e330, e331, sötningsmedel, aspartam, acesulfam K stabiliseringsmedel (e414, e445), e300, naturlig citronarom med andra naturliga konserveringsmedel (e202)

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E414 Acacia gum , E445 Glycerol esters of wood rosin , E951 Aspartame

As written on the pack

Kolsyrat vatten, citronjuice från koncentrat (62), surhetsreglerande medel (E330 E331), sötningsmedel (aspartam, acesulfam K stabiliseringsmedel (E414, E445), antioxidationsmedel (E300), naturlig citronarom med andra naturliga konserveringsmedel (E202) Innehåller en källa till fenylalanin.

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.
  • E951 Aspartame Aspartame is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, used in diet drinks and sugar-free products.
  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.
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.
  • Sodas Products in the category "Sodas" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 10 lemon soft drinks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 7th. 80% of the lemon soft 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 10 lemon soft drinks, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000112650402, 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.