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Is Freeway Orange ultra-processed?

2l Carbonated drinks Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Freeway 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
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

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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%, acids (citt acid), malic acid, carrot juice, concentrated orange extract, sweeteners (acesulfame k), aspartame, natural orange with other natural flavourings, antioxidant (ascorbic ac stabiliser), locust bean gum, flavouring contains a source of phenylalanine

Additives: E296 Malic acid , E410 Locust bean gum , E950 Acesulfame k , E951 Aspartame

As written on the pack

carbonated water, 4% orange juice from concentrate, acids: citt acid, malic acid, carrot juice concentrate, concentrated orange extract/sweeteners: acesulfame k, aspartame, natural orange with other natural flavourings, antioxidant: ascorbic ac stabiliser: locust bean gum, flavouring 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.

  • E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.
  • 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.
  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 828 carbonated drinks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 599th. 91% of the carbonated 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 828 carbonated drinks, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489787594, 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.