Is Huel Pineapple & Mango ultra-processed?

Energy drink without sugar and with artificial sweeteners Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Sweetener
Fruit juice concentrate
E955 Sucralose

47 ingredients
3 additives

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Water, Fruit Juices from Concentrate (ultra-processing marker) 5.5% (White Grape, Pineapple, Mango), Soluble Vegetable Fibre (Chicory, Corn), Micronutrient Blend (Minerals (Potassium, Calcium, Phosphorus, Iron, Selenium, Magnesium, Iodine, Zinc, Molybdenum, Chromium), vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin E, Niacin, vitamin A, vitamin B2, Pantothenic Acid, vitamin D3, Biotin, Folate, vitamin B12, vitamin D2, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, vitamin K1, vitamin B2, Choline), Acidity Regulators (Citric Acid), Malic Acid, Natural Flavourings (ultra-processing marker), Acerola Cherry Powder, Natural Caffeine (from Coffee Bean), Sweetener (ultra-processing marker) (Sucralose (ultra-processing marker)), Guava

Additives: E296 Malic acid , E330 Citric acid , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

Water, Fruit Juices from Concentrate (5.5%) (White Grape, Pineapple, Mango), Soluble Vegetable Fibre (Chicory, Corn), Micronutrient Blend (Minerals (Potassium, Calcium, Phosphorus, Iron, Selenium, Magnesium, Iodine, Zinc, Molybdenum, Chromium), Vitamins (C, E, Niacin, A, B2, Pantothenic Acid, D3, Biotin, Folate, B12, D2, B6, B1, K1, B2), Choline), Acidity Regulators: Citric Acid, Malic Acid, Natural Flavourings, Acerola Cherry Powder, Natural Caffeine (from Coffee Bean) (0.03%), Sweetener: Sucralose, Guava 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.

E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
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.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

Fruit juice concentrate An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 60 energy drink without sugar and with artificial sweeteners

From least to most processed, this one ranks 23rd. 100% of the energy drink without sugar and with artificial sweeteners 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 60 energy drink without sugar and with artificial sweeteners, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060925291568, last edited 27 March 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.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.