Is Liquid I.v. Electrolyte Drink Mix ultra-processed?

Dehydrated beverages Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Dextrose
Flavouring
Glucose
E960 Steviol glycosides

29 ingredients
4 additives

Less processed dehydrated beverages

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

cane sugar (processing marker), dextrose (ultra-processing marker), citric acid, salt (processing marker), potassium citrate, sodium citrate, dipotassium phosphate, l-theanine, silicon dioxide, coffeeberry energy coffee fruit, extract, stevia leaf extract (ultra-processing marker) (rebaudioside a), cognatio, coffee fruit extract, vitamin c (ascorbic acid), natural, flavors (ultra-processing marker), vitamin b3 (niacinamide), vitamin b5 (calcium, d-pantothenate), vitamins, vitamin B6, pyridoxine hydrochloride, vitamin b12 (cyanocobalamin)

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E340 Potassium phosphates , E340ii Dipotassium phosphate , E960 Steviol glycosides

As written on the pack

CANE SUGAR, DEXTROSE, CITRIC ACID, SALT, POTASSIUM CITRATE, SODIUM CITRATE, DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, L-THEANINE, SILICON DIOXIDE, COFFEEBERRY ENERGY COFFEE FRUIT, EXTRACT, STEVIA LEAF EXTRACT (REBAUDIOSIDE A), COGNATIO, COFFEE FRUIT EXTRACT, VITAMIN C (ASCORBIC ACID), NATURAL, FLAVORS, VITAMIN B3 (NIACINAMIDE), VITAMIN B5 (CALCIUM, D-PANTOTHENATE), VITAMIN B6 (PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE), VITAMIN B12 (CYANOCOBALAMIN)

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.

E960 Steviol glycosides Steviol glycosides are sweet compounds extracted and purified from the leaves of the stevia plant.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.

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.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 60 dehydrated beverages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 31st. 88% of the dehydrated beverages 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 60 dehydrated beverages, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0810125971600, last edited 21 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.