Is Guayaki Yerba Mate Organic Tropical Uprising Yerba Mate ultra-processed?

Sodas 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
E960 Steviol glycosides

15 ingredients
2 additives

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, cane sugar (processing marker), yerba mate, hibiscus flower, hibiscus flower, mango puree, yerba mate extract, pineapple juice concentrate, citric acid, guava natural flavor, apple, natural flavor (ultra-processing marker), caffeine, reb a (stevia leaf extract (ultra-processing marker))

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E960 Steviol glycosides

As written on the pack

filtered water, organic cane sugar, organic brewed yerba mate, hibiscus flower, organic hibiscus flower, organic mango puree, organic yerba mate extract, organic pineapple juice concentrate, citric acid, organic guava natural flavor, organic apple, organic natural flavor, organic caffeine, organic reb a (stevia leaf 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.

E960 Steviol glycosides Steviol glycosides are sweet compounds extracted and purified from the leaves of the stevia plant.
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.

Sodas Products in the category "Sodas" are at least group 3.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 613 sodas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 172nd. 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 0632432000046, last edited 3 January 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.
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