Is Fresca Sparkling Soda Water Peach Citrus Original ultra-processed?

Sodas Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
E410 Locust bean gum
E414 Acacia gum
E950 Acesulfame k
E951 Aspartame

16 ingredients
8 additives

Less processed sodas

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, citric acid, natural flavors (ultra-processing marker), potassium citrate, concentrated grapefruit juice, aspartame (ultra-processing marker), potassium sorbate (processing marker) (to protect taste), acesulfame potassium (ultra-processing marker), acacia gum (ultra-processing marker), potassium benzoate (to protect taste), glycerol ester of rosin, calcium disodium edta (to protect taste), carob bean gum (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E212 Potassium benzoate , E330 Citric acid , E385 Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate , E410 Locust bean gum , E414 Acacia gum , E950 Acesulfame k , E951 Aspartame

As written on the pack

CARBONATED WATER, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVORS, POTASSIUM CITRATE, CONCENTRATED GRAPEFRUIT JUICE, ASPARTAME, POTASSIUM SORBATE (TO PROTECT TASTE), ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, ACACIA GUM, POTASSIUM BENZOATE (TO PROTECT TASTE), GLYCEROL ESTER OF ROSIN, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (TO PROTECT TASTE), CAROB BEAN 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.

E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.
E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
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 613 sodas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 481st. 94% of the sodas 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 613 sodas, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0049000004113, last edited 4 October 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.