Is Fused by fiona Sweet and sour ultra-processed?

110g Vegetable-based beverages Sold in Ireland

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Colour
E160c Paprika extract

11 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score E

Less processed vegetable-based beverages

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

Water, Honey (processing marker) 18%, Rice Wine Vinegar, Pineapple Juice, Tomato Paste, Cornflour, Ginger, Salt (processing marker), Onion Powder Garlic Powder, Colour (ultra-processing marker) (Paprika Extract (ultra-processing marker))

Additives: E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

Water, Honey (18%), Rice Wine Vinegar, Pineapple Juice, Tomato Paste, Cornflour, Ginger Purée, Salt, Onion Powder Garlic Powder, Colour (Paprika Extract).

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.

E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.

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.

Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 31 vegetable-based beverages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 28th. 32% of the vegetable-based beverages 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 31 vegetable-based beverages, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5391536690588, last edited 2 April 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 E (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.