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Is Freeway Ice Tea Peach Zero ultra-processed?

Iced teas Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Freeway Ice Tea Peach 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:

  • 12 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed iced teas

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

LiDL Peach flavoured ice tea drink with sweeteners, Contains naturally occurring sugars, Ingredients Water, Citric Acid, Black Tea Extract 0.12%, Sodium Citrates, Flavouring, Cyclamate, Acesulfame K, Aspartame, Peach Juice 0.02%, Ascorbic Acid

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E950 Acesulfame k , E951 Aspartame , E952 Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts

As written on the pack

LiDL Peach flavoured ice tea drink with sweeteners. Fruit Content: 0.1%. **Contains naturally occurring sugars. Ingredients Water, Acid: Citric Acid; 0.12% Black Tea Extract***, Acidity Regulator: Sodium Citrates; Flavouring, Sweeteners: Cyclamate, Acesulfame K, Aspartame; 0.02% Concentrated Peach Juice, Antioxidant: Ascorbic Acid. 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.

  • 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.
  • E952 Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts Sweeteners are substances used to impart a sweet taste to foods or in table-top sweeteners.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 73 iced teas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 60th. 84% of the iced teas 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 73 iced teas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489139775, last edited 10 August 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.