Is Kirkland Vita Rain Zero ultra-processed?

14.2 L Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Colour
Flavouring
E950 Acesulfame k
E955 Sucralose

25 ingredients
3 additives
Nutri-Score C

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

purified water, contains less than 2% of acesulfame potassium, ascorbic acid (vitamin c), citric acid, fruit, vegetable juice (for color (ultra-processing marker)), natural flavor (ultra-processing marker), sucralose (ultra-processing marker), magnesium sulfate, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin e acetate, vitamin d3, zinc sulfate, calcium pantothenate (B5), niacinamide (B3), folic acid, cyanocobalamin (B12), pyridoxine hydrochloride (B6), chromium polynicotinate

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E950 Acesulfame k , E955 Sucralose

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E950 Acesulfame k.

As written on the pack

PURIFIED WATER, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), CITRIC ACID, FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICE (FOR COLOR), NATURAL FLAVOR, SUCRALOSE, MAGNESIUM SULFATE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, VITAMIN E ACETATE, VITAMIN D3, ZINC SULFATE, CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE (B5), NIACINAMIDE (B3), FOLIC ACID, CYANOCOBALAMIN (B12), PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (B6), CHROMIUM POLYNICOTINATE.

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.

E950 Acesulfame k Acesulfame K is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, often combined with aspartame or sucralose.
E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0096619170593, last edited 3 October 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.