Is Lucozade Pink Lemonade Zero Sugar ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 23 ingredients
- 5 additives
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
carbonated water, fruit juices from flavour drink with sweeteners concentrate 1.4% (lemon, cranberry, raspberry), acid sparkling sugar fred e lemun and red berry ciric acid, acidity regulator, sodium gluconate, comminuted lemon 0.4%, sweeteners (ultra-processing marker) (aspartame (ultra-processing marker), acesulfame k (ultra-processing marker)), flavourings (ultra-processing marker), preservative (processing marker) (potassium sorbate (processing marker)), sweet potato, apple, radish, cherry, caffeine, stabiliser (locust bean gum (ultra-processing marker)), nut ritional neormation
Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E410 Locust bean gum , E576 Sodium gluconate , E950 Acesulfame k , E951 Aspartame
As written on the pack
carbonated water, fruit juices from flavour drink with sweeteners concentrate (1.4%) (lemon, cranberry, raspberry), acid sparkling sugar fred e lemun and red berry ciric acid), acidity regulator (sodium gluconate, comminuted lemon (0.4%), sweeteners (aspartame, acesulfame k), flavourings, preservative (potassium sorbate), extracts of sweet potato, apple, radish and cherry, caffeine, stabiliser (locust bean gum). contains a source of phenylalanine. nut ritional neormation
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.
- E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.
- E950 Acesulfame k Acesulfame K is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, often combined with aspartame or sucralose.
- E951 Aspartame Aspartame is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, used in diet drinks and sugar-free products.
- 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.
3 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.
- Sodas Products in the category "Sodas" are at least group 3.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
Among 612 sodas
From least to most processed, this one ranks 457th. 94% of the sodas here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5054267010819, last edited 4 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.