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Is Kirkland Sparkling black raspberry ultra-processed?

1 Bottle Carbonated waters Sold in the United States and Mexico

Pack of Kirkland Sparkling black raspberry

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:

  • 21 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed carbonated 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, natural flavors, blackberry, malic acid, potassium benzoate (to ensure freshness), sucralose, green tea extract, fd c red #40, biotin 1% t (maltodextrin), niacinamide (vitamin b3), d-calcium pantothenate (vitamin b5), vitamin b12 0 1%, mannitol, vitamins, vitamin d3, pyridoxine hcl (vitamin b6)

Additives: E129 Allura red , E212 Potassium benzoate , E296 Malic acid , E421 Mannitol , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

carbonated purified water, natural flavors, blackberry juice concentrate, malic acid, potassium benzoate (to ensure freshness), sucralose, green tea extract, fd c red #40, biotin 1% t (maltodextrin), niacinamide (vitamin b3), d-calcium pantothenate (vitamin b5), vitamin b12 0, 1% (mannitol), vitamin d3, pyridoxine hcl (vitamin b6),

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).
  • E421 Mannitol Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
  • E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
  • 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.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 144 carbonated waters

From least to most processed, this one ranks 139th. 80% of the carbonated 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 144 carbonated waters, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0096619099481, last edited 2 April 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.