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Is Highland Spring Strawberry Still Spring Water ultra-processed?

Spring waters Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Highland Spring Strawberry Still Spring Water

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:

  • 6 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed spring waters

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

Still Spring Water 97%, Citric Acid, Natural Flavouring (Strawberry with other natural flavourings), Potassium Sorbate, Sucralose

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E330 Citric acid , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

Still Spring Water (97%), Acid (Citric Acid), Natural Flavouring (Strawberry with other natural flavourings), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Sweetener (Sucralose)

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.

  • E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 100 spring waters

From least to most processed, this one ranks 97th. 31% of the spring waters 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 100 spring waters, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010459000891, last edited 1 October 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.