Is Fun Light Watermelon Lemonade ultra-processed?

0.8L Lemonade without sugar with artificial sweeteners Sold in Norway

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Sweetener
E414 Acacia gum
E444 Sucrose acetate isobutyrate
E445 Glycerol esters of wood rosin
E950 Acesulfame k
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21 ingredients
8 additives

Less processed lemonades

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

Vatten, surhetsreglerande medel (äppelsyra, natriumcitrat, citronsyra), naturlig arom (ultra-processing marker), sötningsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (aspartam (ultra-processing marker), acesulfam K (ultra-processing marker)), färgämne fantocyanin, konserveringsmedel (processing marker) (kaliumsorbat (processing marker)), stabiliseringsmedel (e414 (ultra-processing marker), e444 (ultra-processing marker), e445 (ultra-processing marker)), vegetabilisk olja (processing marker) (kokos, raps), safflor, citronjuicekoncentrat

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E296 Malic acid , E330 Citric acid , E414 Acacia gum , E444 Sucrose acetate isobutyrate , E445 Glycerol esters of wood rosin , E950 Acesulfame k , E951 Aspartame

As written on the pack

Vatten, surhetsreglerande medel (äppelsyra, natriumcitrat, citronsyra), naturlig arom, sötningsmedel (aspartam, acesulfam K), färgämne fantocyanin), konserveringsmedel (kaliumsorbat), stabiliseringsmedel (E414, E444, E445), vegetabilisk olja (kokos. raps), safflorextrakt, citronjuicekoncentrat. Innehåller en fenylalaninkälla.

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.

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.
E444 Sucrose acetate isobutyrate Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
E445 Glycerol esters of wood rosin Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
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.

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Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.

4 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.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 9 lemonade without sugar with artificial sweeteners

From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 100% of the lemonade without sugar with artificial sweeteners 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 9 lemonade without sugar with artificial sweeteners, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7350126085775, last edited 14 May 2023), 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.