Is Lipton Lemonade Iced Tea ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 14 ingredients
- 9 additives
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
water, sugar (processing marker), citric acid, clarified lemon juice concentrate, natural flavor (ultra-processing marker), sodium polyphosphates (ultra-processing marker), black tea, phosphoric acid, potassium sorbate (processing marker), acesulfame potassium (ultra-processing marker), gum arabic (ultra-processing marker), glycerol ester of rosin, calcium disodium EDTA, sucralose (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E330 Citric acid , E338 Phosphoric acid , E385 Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate , E414 Acacia gum , E452 Polyphosphates , E452i Sodium polyphosphate , E950 Acesulfame k , E955 Sucralose
As written on the pack
water, sugar, citric acid, clarified lemon juice concentrate, natural flavor, sodium polyphosphates, black tea, phosphoric acid, potassium sorbate, acesulfame potassium, gum arabic, glycerol ester of rosin, calcium disodium EDTA, sucralose.
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.
- 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.
- E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
- 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 68th. 84% of the iced teas here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0098000100905, last edited 3 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.