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Is Kirkland Signature pc strips ultra-processed?

Waters Sold in the United States

Pack of Kirkland Signature pc strips

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:

  • 19 ingredients
  • 7 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed waters

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, contains <2% of green tea, vitamins, vitamin d3, niacin, calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, biotin, vitamin b12, natural flavors, sucralose, citric acid, arabic gum, ester gum, yellow 5, blue 1, potassium benzoate (preservative), if you' signat

Additives: E102 Tartrazine , E133 Brilliant blue FCF , E212 Potassium benzoate , E330 Citric acid , E414 Acacia gum , E445 Glycerol esters of wood rosin , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

carbonated water, contains &lt;2% of green tea, vitamin d3, niacin, calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, biotin, vitamin b12, natural flavors, sucralose, citric acid, arabic gum, ester gum, yellow 5, blue 1, potassium benzoate (preservative). if you' signat

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.

  • E102 Tartrazine Tartrazine is a synthetic yellow azo dye (FD&C Yellow No. 5 in the US).
  • E133 Brilliant blue FCF Brilliant blue FCF is a synthetic blue dye, listed in the US as FD&C Blue No. 1.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed

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

How the NOVA groups work

Among 409 waters

From least to most processed, this one ranks 401st. 63% of the waters 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 409 waters, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0096619005482, last edited 19 May 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.