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Is Gatorade Gatorlyte Zero ultra-processed?

Diet beverages Sold in the United States

Pack of Gatorade Gatorlyte 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:

  • 11 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed diet 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, citric acid, salt, calcium lactate, potassium chloride, magnesium oxide, stevia leaf extract, gum arabic, glycerol ester of rosin, natural flavor, yellow 5

Additives: E102 Tartrazine , E327 Calcium lactate , E330 Citric acid , E414 Acacia gum , E960 Steviol glycosides

As written on the pack

Water, citric acid, salt, calcium lactate, potassium chloride, magnesium oxide, purified stevia leaf extract, gum arabic, glycerol ester of rosin, natural flavor, yellow 5

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.

  • E102 Tartrazine Tartrazine is a synthetic yellow azo dye (FD&C Yellow No. 5 in the US).
  • E327 Calcium lactate Thickeners are substances which increase the viscosity of a foodstuff.
  • 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.
  • E960 Steviol glycosides Steviol glycosides are sweet compounds extracted and purified from the leaves of the stevia plant.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 136 diet beverages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 69th. 97% of the diet 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 136 diet beverages, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0052000052862, last edited 26 September 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.