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Is Ghost Sour Green Apple Energy Drink ultra-processed?

141604768 Energy drinks Sold in the United States

Pack of Ghost Sour Green Apple Energy Drink

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:

  • 19 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed energy drinks

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, malic acid, NATURAL and ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, citric acid, l-carnitine l-tartrate, taurine, tartaric acid, sucralose, caffeine, alpha-glyceryl phosphoryl choline, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, ascorbic acid, coffee fruit extract, niacinamide, astragalus membranaceus root extract, panax notoginseng root extract, pyridoxal-5-phosphate, methylcobalamin

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E211 Sodium benzoate , E296 Malic acid , E330 Citric acid , E334 L(+)-tartaric acid , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

CARBONATED WATER, MALIC ACID, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID, L-CARNITINE L-TARTRATE, TAURINE, TARTARIC ACID, SUCRALOSE, CAFFEINE, ALPHA-GLYCERYL PHOSPHORYL CHOLINE, SODIUM BENZOATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE, ASCORBIC ACID, COFFEE FRUIT EXTRACT, NIACINAMIDE, ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS ROOT EXTRACT, PANAX NOTOGINSENG ROOT EXTRACT, PYRIDOXAL-5-PHOSPHATE, METHYLCOBALAMIN.

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.

  • E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
  • 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.

  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 278 energy drinks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 52nd. 99% of the energy drinks 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 278 energy drinks, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0810085812203, last edited 5 June 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.