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Is Fanta Orange ultra-processed?

1.75 l Orange soft drinks Sold in Ireland and France

Pack of Fanta Orange

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:

  • 15 ingredients
  • 8 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed orange 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

Carbonated Water, Orange Juice from Concentrate 7%, Citrus Extract 1%, Citric Acid, Acesulfame K, Aspartame, Sodium Saccharin, Potassium Sorbate, Natural Orange Flavouring with other Hatural Flavourings, Ascorbic Acid, Guar Gum, Carotenes, Fruit and Vegetable Concentrates (Blackcurrant, Blackcarrot)

Additives: E160a Carotene , E202 Potassium sorbate , E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid , E412 Guar gum , E950 Acesulfame k , E951 Aspartame , E954 Saccharin and its salts

As written on the pack

Carbonated Water, Orange Juice from Concentrate (7%) Citrus Extract (1%), Citric Acid, Sweeteners (Acesulfame K, Aspartame, Sodium Saccharin), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate). Natural Orange Flavouring with other Hatural Flavourings. Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid), Stabiliser (Guar Gum), Colour (Carotenes), Fruit and Vegetable Concentrates (Blackcurrant and Blackcarrot). Contains a Source of Phenylalanine.

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.
  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • 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.
  • E954 Saccharin and its salts Sweeteners are substances used to impart a sweet taste to foods or in table-top sweeteners.
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 31 orange soft drinks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 20th. 90% of the orange 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 31 orange soft drinks, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5449000155306, last edited 14 September 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.