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Is Hard Rated 375ml ultra-processed?

Alcoholic beverages Sold in Australia

Pack of Hard Rated 375ml

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:

  • 11 ingredients
  • 3 additives

Less processed alcoholic beverages

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, Neutral Spirit, Sugar, Lemon Juice 2.5%, Natural Flavour, Food Acids (330, 331), Preservative (211), Carthamus

Additives: E211 Sodium benzoate , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates

As written on the pack

Carbonated Water, Neutral Spirit, Sugar, Reconstituted Lemon Juice (2.5%), Natural Flavour, Food Acids (330, 331), Preservative (211), Carthamus 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.
3 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.

  • Alcoholic beverages Products in the category "Alcoholic beverages" are at least group 3.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 170 alcoholic beverages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 143rd. 31% of the alcoholic beverages 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 170 alcoholic beverages, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9329982024936, last edited 15 May 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.