Is Ghost Sour Pink Lemonade Energy Drink ultra-processed?

Energy drink without sugar and with artificial sweeteners Sold in the United States and Italy

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
E955 Sucralose

49 ingredients
4 additives
Nutri-Score C

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Se Amount Per Servi CALORIES Total Fat Og Cholesterol Omg Sodium 35mg Total Carbohydrate 2g Total Sugars Og Includes Og Added Sugars Protein Og Vitamin C 90mg 100% Vitamin B6, Daily Value 0% 0% 2% 1% 0% 450 0% Niacin 10% (vitamin B3), Vitamin B12 2.4mcg 100% Not a significant source of saturated fat 100%, trans fat, cholesterol, dietary fiber, vitamin D, calcium, iron, potassium, ER DO NOT CONSUME IF YOU ARE SENSITIVE TO CAFFEINE and IN COMBINATION WITH CAFE CRGY OF NOT USE IF YOU ARE TAKING ANY PRE RIPTION DRUM, ANIMIR PE The % Daily Value (DV), tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet, 2‚000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice, ngredients (carbonated water), citric acid, NATURAL and ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR (ultra-processing marker), carnitine l-tartrate, taurine, sucralose (ultra-processing marker), natural caffeine (from coffee tartaric acid, sodium benzoate (preservative (processing marker)), potassium sorbate preservative), alpha-gpc (alpha-glyceryl phosphoryl choline 50% nacinamide, astragalus membranaceus root extract, panax notoginseng cesulfame potassium, ascorbic acid, coffee (coffea arabica), fruit extract rout extract, pyridoxal-5-phosphate, methylcobalamin, manufactured for ghost beverages llc sets edmond street, las vegas, nv 89118, u.s.a, 1-444-host-88 (446-7888), GHOST ENERGY Camipure L-Carnitine L-Tartrate Taurine Natural Caffeine from Coffee (Coffea spp), Bean), GPC, Alpha-Glyceryl Phosphoryl Choline 50 Sur Fa Fruit 10 AMOUNT PER CAN

Additives: E211 Sodium benzoate , E330 Citric acid , E334 L(+)-tartaric acid , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

Se Amount Per Servi CALORIES Total Fat Og Cholesterol Omg Sodium 35mg Total Carbohydrate 2g Total Sugars Og Includes Og Added Sugars Protein Og Vitamin C 90mg 100% Vitamin B6 1.7mg 100% • 10 % Daily Value 0% 0% 2% 1% 0% 450 0% Niacin (Vit. B3) 16mg 100% Vitamin B12 2.4mcg 100% Not a significant source of saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, dietary fiber, vitamin D, calcium, iron and potassium. ER DO NOT CONSUME IF YOU ARE SENSITIVE TO CAFFEINE OR IN COMBINATION WITH CAFE CRGY OF NOT USE IF YOU ARE TAKING ANY PRE RIPTION DRUM, ANIMIR PE The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. NGREDIENTS: CARBONATED WATER, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR - CARNITINE L-TARTRATE, TAURINE, SUCRALOSE, NATURAL CAFFEINE (FROM COFFEE TARTARIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVE), POTASSIUM SORBATE PRESERVATIVE), ALPHA-GPC (ALPHA-GLYCERYL PHOSPHORYL CHOLINE 50% NACINAMIDE, ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS ROOT EXTRACT, PANAX NOTOGINSENG CESULFAME POTASSIUM, ASCORBIC ACID, COFFEE (COFFEA ARABICA) FRUIT EXTRACT ROUT EXTRACT, PYRIDOXAL-5-PHOSPHATE, METHYLCOBALAMIN. MANUFACTURED FOR GHOST BEVERAGES LLC SETS EDMOND STREET, LAS VEGAS, NV 89118, U.S.A. 1-444-HOST-88 (446-7888) GHOST ENERGY Camipure L-Carnitine L-Tartrate Taurine Natural Caffeine from Coffee (Coffea spp.) Bean) - GPC (Alpha-Glyceryl Phosphoryl Choline 50 Sur Fa Fruit 10 AMOUNT PER CAN 1000mg 1000 mg 200mg 150mg 100 mg

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.

Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 60 energy drink without sugar and with artificial sweeteners

From least to most processed, this one ranks 15th. 100% of the energy drink without sugar and 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 60 energy drink without sugar and with artificial sweeteners, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0810128520065, last edited 13 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.