Is Lipton Low Joule Peach Flavoured Ice Tea Drink ultra-processed?

1.5l Iced teas Sold in Australia

Yes, it's ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Water, tea extract 4%, food acids (296, 331), flavours (ultra-processing marker), antioxidant (300), sweeteners (ultra-processing marker) (955, 950)

Additives: E296 Malic acid , E300 Ascorbic acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E950 Acesulfame k , E955 Sucralose

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E950 Acesulfame k, E955 Sucralose.

As written on the pack

Water, tea extract (4%), food acids (296, 331), flavours, antioxidant (300), sweeteners (955, 950).

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

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.
Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.

From least to most processed, this one ranks 57th. 84% of the iced teas 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.

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9358155000101, last edited 16 January 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.