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Is Kong Strong Wild Power Sugar Free ultra-processed?

250ml Energy drinks Sold in Sweden

Pack of Kong Strong Wild Power Sugar Free

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
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed energy drinks

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

Vatten, syra (citronsyra), kolsyra, surhetsreglerande medel (natriumcitrater), sötningsmedel (acesulfam K, aspartam), koffein, niacin, pantotensyra, vitaminer, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, taurin, arom, färgämne (sockerkulör)

Additives: E150a Plain caramel , E290 Carbon dioxide , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E950 Acesulfame k , E951 Aspartame

As written on the pack

Vatten, syra (citronsyra), kolsyra, surhetsreglerande medel (natriumcitrater), sötningsmedel (acesulfam K, aspartam), koffein, niacin, pantotensyra, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, taurin, arom, färgämne (sockerkulör), Innehåller en källa till fenylalanin.

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.

  • E150a Plain caramel Plain caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars.
  • E290 Carbon dioxide 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.
  • E950 Acesulfame k Acesulfame K is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, often combined with aspartame or sucralose.
  • E951 Aspartame Aspartame is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, used in diet drinks and sugar-free products.
  • 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.
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  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 278 energy drinks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 206th. 99% of the energy drinks 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 278 energy drinks, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 20917593, 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.