Is Lipton Green Tea Citrus ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 12 ingredients
- 8 additives
- Nutri-Score D
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NOVA group
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Water, Sugar (processing marker), Citric acid, Sodium Polyphosphates (ultra-processing marker), Green Tea, Natural Flavor (ultra-processing marker), Ascorbic Acid, potassium sorbate (processing marker), phosphoric acid, acesulfame potassium (ultra-processing marker), calcium disodium edta, citrus pectin (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E330 Citric acid , E338 Phosphoric acid , E385 Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate , E440 Pectins , E452 Polyphosphates , E452i Sodium polyphosphate , E950 Acesulfame k
As written on the pack
Water, Sugar, Citric acid , Sodium Polyphosphates, Green Tea , Natural Flavor, Ascorbic Acid , potassium sorbate, phosphoric acid, acesulfame potassium, calcium disodium edta, citrus pectin
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.
- E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
- E452 Polyphosphates Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
- E950 Acesulfame k Acesulfame K is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, often combined with aspartame or sucralose.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
2 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.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Among 73 iced teas
From least to most processed, this one ranks 61st. 84% of the iced teas here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0012000019258, last edited 14 May 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 D (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.