Is Green tea ultra-processed?

Iced teas 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:

Flavouring

8 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score D

Less processed iced teas

PURE LEAF Real Brewed Tea UNSWEETENED NO SUGAR Pure Leaf 2 ingredients · 1 additive NOVA group 1
Oi Ocha Unsweetened Green Tea Ito En 4 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Unsweetened Black Tea Gold Peak 5 ingredients · 1 additive NOVA group 1
Unsweetened black real brewed tea, unsweetened Pure Leaf 2 ingredients · 1 additive NOVA group 1

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, sugar (processing marker), honey (processing marker), natural flavors (ultra-processing marker), ascorbic acid (vitamin c), citric acid, ginseng root extract

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

WATER, SUGAR, HONEY, NATURAL FLAVORS, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), CITRIC ACID, GINSENG ROOT 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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 73 iced teas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 19th. 84% of the iced teas 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 73 iced teas, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0613008724238, last edited 7 August 2025), 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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.