Is Lidl Double Strength Squash Apple & Blackcurrant ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 6 ingredients
- 2 additives
Less processed fruit juices
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
concentrated no added sugar apple and blackcurrant juice drink with sweeteners, carrot, hibiscus, preservatives (processing marker) (potassium sorbate (processing marker)), sodium metabisulphite
Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E223 Sodium metabisulphite
As written on the pack
concentrated no added sugar apple and blackcurrant juice drink with sweeteners, 250ml carrot, hibiscus), preservatives: potassium sorbate, sodium metabisulphite
What makes it processed
Preservation and traditional processing
Keep food safe or ferment it, like preservatives and cultures. A sign of processing, not ultra-processing.
- 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.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
Among 513 fruit juices
From least to most processed, this one ranks 329th. 35% of the fruit juices here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 20401825, 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.
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.