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Is Lerum Pineapple ultra-processed?

0.8 L Lemonade without sugar with artificial sweeteners Sold in Sweden and Aland Islands

Pack of Lerum Pineapple

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:

  • 17 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed lemonades

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, surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra, trinatriumcitrat), sötningsmedel (sukralos, steviolglykosid), naturlig arom, stabiliseringsmedel (akaciagummi), konserveringsmedel (kaliumsorbat), olja (kokosolja, rapsolja), naturligt färgämne (av safflor)

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E331iii Trisodium citrate , E414 Acacia gum , E955 Sucralose

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: Colour.

As written on the pack

Vatten, surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra, trinatriumcitrat), sötningsmedel (sukralos, steviolglykosid), naturlig arom, stabiliseringsmedel (akaciagummi), konserveringsmedel (kaliumsorbat), vegetabilisk olja (kokosolja, rapsolja), naturligt färgämne (koncentrat av safflor).

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.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.
4 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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 9 lemonade without sugar with artificial sweeteners

From least to most processed, this one ranks 5th. 100% of the lemonade without sugar with artificial sweeteners 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 9 lemonade without sugar with artificial sweeteners, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7070841003549, 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.