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Is Fanta Orange Zero ultra-processed?

2 L Orange soft drinks Sold in the United Kingdom, France and Spain

Pack of Fanta Orange Zero

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:

  • 13 ingredients
  • 7 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 4%, citric acid, malic acid, acesulfame k, aspartame, potassium sorbate, natural flavourings, vegetable concentrates (carrot, pumpkin), ascorbic acid, guar gum

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E296 Malic acid , E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid , E412 Guar gum , E950 Acesulfame k , E951 Aspartame

As written on the pack

carbonated water, orange juice from concentrate (4%), acids (citric acid, malic acid), sweeteners (acesulfame k, aspartame), preservative (potassium sorbate), natural flavourings, vegetable concentrates (carrot, pumpkin), antioxidant (ascorbic acid), stabiliser (guar gum),

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.

  • 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.
  • 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.

  • 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 14th. 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 5449000120984, last edited 19 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.