Is Folk Cherry ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 11 ingredients
- 2 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Carbonated Water, Cherry Juice 5%, Sugar (processing marker), Concentrate (Carrot, Hibiscus), Sweetener (ultra-processing marker) (Steviol Glycosides from Stevia), Acid (Malic Acid), Natural Flavour (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E296 Malic acid , E960a Steviol glycosides from Stevia
As written on the pack
Carbonated Water, Cherry Juice from Concentrate 5%, Sugar, Concentrate (Carrot and Hibiscus), Sweetener (Steviol Glycosides from Stevia), Acid: Malic Acid, Natural Flavour
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.
- 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.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed
Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060375090315, last edited 27 March 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.