Is Guayaki Berry Lemonade YERBA MATE ultra-processed?

Sodas Sold in the United States and Ireland

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

13 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score B

Less processed sodas

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

filtered water, yerba mate, yerba mate extract, lemon juice concentrate, hibiscus, lemon extract, strawberry flavor (ultra-processing marker), strawberry juice concentrate, cranberry flavor (ultra-processing marker), cranberry, caffeine, quercetin, red beet juice concentrate

As written on the pack

filtered water, organic brewed yerba mate, organic yerba mate extract, organic lemon juice concentrate, organic brewed hibiscus, organic lemon extract, organic strawberry flavor, organic strawberry juice concentrate, organic cranberry flavor, organic cranberry juice concentrate, organic caffeine, organic quercetin, organic red beet juice concentrate

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.

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.

Sodas Products in the category "Sodas" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 613 sodas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 64th. 94% of the sodas 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 613 sodas, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0632432000350, last edited 21 March 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.