Is Hjfg Orange and Pineapple Squash ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 24 ingredients
- 3 additives
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
water, orange comminute from concentrate 16%, pineapple juice from concentrate (496), acid (giri acid), havourings, sweeteners (ultra-processing marker) (acesulfame k (ultra-processing marker)), sucalose, aodry regulator, sodium girates, preservatives (processing marker) (potassium sorbate (processing marker)), sodium metabisuiphite, sabliser, carborymethyl cellulse, antiaxidant ascorbic acid, colour (ultra-processing marker) (carotenes (ultra-processing marker)), no artifical colours, flavourings (ultra-processing marker), contains naturally occurring sugars, rving ml water) 1‚5le ult's reference intake
Additives: E160a Carotene , E202 Potassium sorbate , E950 Acesulfame k
As written on the pack
water, orange comminute from concentrate (16%) (sulphites), pineapple juice from concentrate (496), acid: giri acid, havourings, sweeteners: acesulfame k, sucalose, aodry regulator, sodium girates, preservatives: potassium sorbate, sodium metabisuiphite, sabliser, carborymethyl cellulse, antiaxidant ascorbic acid, colour: carotenes, allergy advice: foralergens seeingredients in bold, dietary advice: suitable for vegans, no artifical colours or flavourings, *contains naturally occurring sugars, rving ml water) 1,5le ult's reference intake
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.
- E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
- E950 Acesulfame k Acesulfame K is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, often combined with aspartame or sucralose.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
- Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.
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.
- 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.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600402420, last edited 12 September 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.