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Is Fanta what the fanta zero sugar ultra-processed?

33 cl Carbonated fruit soft drink with less than 10% of fruit juice Sold in Sweden

Pack of Fanta what the fanta 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:

  • 16 ingredients
  • 5 additives

Less processed carbonated fruit soft drink with less than 10% of fruit juice

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, äppeljuice från koncentrat 3.3%, surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra, natriumcitrat), safflor, och citronkoncentrat, sötningsmedel (natriumcitrat, acesulfame-K, sukralos), konserveringsmedel (kaliumsorbat), naturliga aromer, färgämne (e133)

Additives: E133 Brilliant blue FCF , E202 Potassium sorbate , E330 Citric acid , E950 Acesulfame k , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

Kolsyrat vatten, 3.3% äppeljuice från koncentrat, surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra, natriumcitrat). safflor - och citronkoncentrat, sötningsmedel (natriumcitrat, acesulfame-K, sukralos), konserveringsmedel (kaliumsorbat), naturliga aromer, färgämne (E133).

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.

  • E133 Brilliant blue FCF Brilliant blue FCF is a synthetic blue dye, listed in the US as FD&C Blue No. 1.
  • E950 Acesulfame k Acesulfame K is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, often combined with aspartame or sucralose.
  • E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.
3 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.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 15 carbonated fruit soft drink with less than 10% of fruit juice

From least to most processed, this one ranks 11th. 80% of the carbonated fruit soft drink with less than 10% of fruit juice 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 15 carbonated fruit soft drink with less than 10% of fruit juice, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000112522624, 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.