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Is Innocent super smoothie TROPICAL DEFENCE ultra-processed?

300ml Fruit smoothies Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Innocent super smoothie TROPICAL DEFENCE

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:

  • 17 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed fruit smoothies

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

Apple 68%, banana, mango 11%, passionfruit, coconut milk 1.6%, cherry, lime, ginger infusion 0.26%, citrus fibre, vitamins, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin C, vitamin E, Not suitable for anyone with an allergy to soya.

As written on the pack

Apple (68%), banana, mango (11%), passionfruit, coconut milk (1.6%), cherry, lime, ginger infusion (0.26%), citrus fibre, vitamins (B1, B2, B3, B6, vitamin C, vitamin E). Not suitable for anyone with an allergy to soya.

What makes it ultra-processed

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.

  • Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 54 fruit smoothies

From least to most processed, this one ranks 48th. 28% of the fruit smoothies 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 54 fruit smoothies, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5038862230506, 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.