Is Hip Pop Ginger & Yuzu Kombucha ultra-processed?

330ml Kombuchas Sold in the United Kingdom

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

water, cane sugar (processing marker), green tea, black tea, kombucha culture, ginger, yuzu, lemon juice, living cultures (baohuos ogagulan)

As written on the pack

water, cane sugar, green tea, black tea, kombucha culture, ginger juice, yuzu juice, lemon juice, living cultures (baohuos ogagulan)

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

From least to most processed, this one ranks 27th. 59% of the kombuchas 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.

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060512670981, last edited 22 February 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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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.