Is Lowicz Kirsch Sirup ultra-processed?

400ml Flavoured syrups Sold in the United Kingdom and Germany

Pack of Lowicz Kirsch Sirup

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 7 ingredients
  • 1 additive

Less processed flavoured syrups

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

sugar (processing marker), water, concentrated cherry juice with a total extract of 6%, of black carrot, citric acid, vitamin c, aroma (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

sugar, water, 06% concentrated cherry juice with a total extract of 65%, concentrate of black carrot, acidity regulator: citric acid: enriching substance: vitamin c, aroma.

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.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 46 flavoured syrups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 18th. 67% of the flavoured syrups 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 46 flavoured syrups, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5900397737709, last edited 25 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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  • 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.