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Is Lowicz Raspberry Syrup ultra-processed?

400ml Flavoured syrups Sold in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Germany

Pack of Lowicz Raspberry Syrup

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:

  • 8 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, water, concentrated raspberry juice with a total extract of 0.1%, of black carrot, acidity regulator (citric acid), vitamin C, flavouring

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Sugar; water; 0.1 % concentrated raspberry juice with a total extract of 65 %; concentrate of black carrot; acidity regulator: citric acid; vitamin C; flavouring

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 19th. 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 5900397737594, last edited 1 June 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.