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Is Juice Monster Energy + Juice ultra-processed?

16oz Sodas Sold in the United States

Pack of Juice Monster Energy + Juice

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:

  • 39 ingredients
  • 9 additives

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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

Carbonated water, sugar, guava puree, white grape juice concentrate, mango puree, glucose, apple juice, citric acid, taurine, pineapple syrup, pineapple juice concentrate, potassium citrate, natural flavors, lemon pulp, apricot puree, orange juice, peach puree, sodium citrate, potassium sorbate (preservative), caffeine, niacinamide (vitamin b3), l-carnitine l-tartrate, sucralose, xanthan gum, sodium alginate, passionfruit juice, inositol, gum arabic, sodium benzoate (preservative), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), riboflavin, ester gum, salt, red #40, cyanocobalamin

Additives: E129 Allura red , E202 Potassium sorbate , E211 Sodium benzoate , E330 Citric acid , E401 Sodium alginate , E414 Acacia gum , E415 Xanthan gum , E445 Glycerol esters of wood rosin , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

Carbonated water, sugar, guava puree, white grape juice concentrate, mango puree, glucose, apple juice concentrate, citric acid, taurine, pineapple syrup, pineapple juice concentrate, potassium citrate, natural flavors, lemon pulp, apricot puree, orange juice concentrate, peach puree, sodium citrate, potassium sorbate (preservative), caffeine, niacinamide (vit. b3), l-carnitine l-tartrate, sucralose, xanthan gum, sodium alginate, passionfruit juice concentrate, inositol, gum arabic, sodium benzoate (preservative), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vit. b6), riboflavin (vit. b2), ester gum, salt, red #40, cyanocobalamin (vit. b12).

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.

  • E129 Allura red Allura red AC is a synthetic red azo dye (FD&C Red No. 40 in the US).
  • E401 Sodium alginate A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
  • E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E445 Glycerol esters of wood rosin Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
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  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
5 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.
  • Sodas Products in the category "Sodas" are at least group 3.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 613 sodas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 601st. 94% of the sodas 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 613 sodas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0070847029014, last edited 3 July 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.