Is Gatorlyte Rapid Rehydration Cherry Lime ultra-processed?

Artificially sweetened beverages 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:

Modified starch
E327 Calcium lactate

44 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score B

Less processed artificially sweetened 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

fruit juice, NO CONTIENE JUGO DE FRUTA Nutrition Facts Water, sugar (processing marker), citric acid, salt (processing marker), calcium lactate (ultra-processing marker), Datos de Nutrición natural flavor, potassium chloride, magnesium oxide, Serving size 1 Bottle, modified food starch (ultra-processing marker), Tamaño de porción 1 Botella (591 mil), Duren Stera pares ach, glycerol ester of rosin unt per serving, Cantidad por porción Calories Calorías natural cloruro de potasio óxido de magnesio, almidón % Daily Value, % Valor Diario alimenticio modificado, Total Fat, Grasa Total 0g 0% extracto de hoia de estevia Sodium, Sodio 490mg 21% purificado, éster de glicerol de colofonia Total CarbCarbohidratos Totales 14g 5% Total Sugars, Azúcares Totales 12g DIST BY (THE GATORADE CO Ined 12g Adherd Sugarsind Aticares Añadidos 23% PO BOX O49003), chicago, Protein Proteínas 0g IL60604 02023S-VC, Inc GATORADE and G DESIGN are registered trademarks of S-VC, Calcium, Calcio 120mg 10% Inc Comments? Potassium, Potasio 350mg 8% 1-800-84-2867 and visit gatoradecom Magnesium, Magnesio 105mg 25% Chloride, Cloruro 1‚040mg 4% REFRIGERATE AFTER OPENING, REFRIGERAR Aldta significantsoure of saturdted la, transfat, DESPUÉS DE ABRIR cholastero, dietar fher, vitaminO, and ion No es una fuente importante de grasa saturada, grasa Low Calorie, 40 calories tan, colestero, ibra dietética, vitamina D, y hiero orless per 12 fl oz = smartlabel® erra ere tofo Call for info

Additives: E327 Calcium lactate , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

CONTAINS NO FRUIT JUICE / NO CONTIENE JUGO DE FRUTA Nutrition Facts Water, sugar, citric acid, salt, calcium lactate, Datos de Nutrición natural flavor, potassium chloride, magnesium oxide, Serving size 1 Bottle (591 ml) modified food starch, Tamaño de porción 1 Botella (591 mil) Duren Stera pares ach, glycerol ester of rosin unt per serving/Cantidad por porción Calories Calorías natural cloruro de potasio óxido de magnesio, almidón % Daily Value/% Valor Diario alimenticio modificado, Total Fat/Grasa Total 0g 0% extracto de hoia de estevia Sodium/Sodio 490mg 21% purificado, éster de glicerol de colofonia Total CarbCarbohidratos Totales 14g 5% Total Sugars/Azúcares Totales 12g DIST BY: THE GATORADE CO Ined 12g Adherd Sugarsind Aticares Añadidos 23% PO BOX O49003, CHICAGO, Protein Proteínas 0g IL60604 02023S-VC, Inc GATORADE and G DESIGN are registered trademarks of S-VC, Calcium/Calcio 120mg 10% Inc Comments? Potassium/Potasio 350mg 8% 1-800-84-2867 or visit gatoradecom Magnesium/Magnesio 105mg 25% Chloride/Cloruro 1,040mg 4% REFRIGERATE AFTER OPENING / REFRIGERAR Aldta significantsoure of saturdted la, transfat, DESPUÉS DE ABRIR cholastero, dietar fher, vitaminO, and ion No es una fuente importante de grasa saturada, grasa Low Calorie, 40 calories tan, colestero, ibra dietética, vitamina D, y hiero orless per 12 fl oz = smartlabel® erra ere tofo Call for info

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.

E327 Calcium lactate Thickeners are substances which increase the viscosity of a foodstuff.
Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

3 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.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 525 artificially sweetened beverages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 40th. 98% of the artificially sweetened 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 525 artificially sweetened beverages, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0052000049008, last edited 2 August 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 B (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.