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Is Minute Maid Fruit Punch - Zero Sugar ultra-processed?

Fruit juices Sold in the United States

Pack of Minute Maid Fruit Punch - Zero Sugar

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:

  • 16 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed fruit juices

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

filtered water, lemon juice from concentrate, less than 2% of (grape, pineapple juices from concentrate), apple puree, natural flavors, citric acid (provides tartness), vitamin c (ascorbic acid), aspartame, acesulfame potassium, grape skin extract (for color), adds a negligible amount of sugar

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E950 Acesulfame k , E951 Aspartame

As written on the pack

pure filtered water, lemon juice from concentrate**, less than 2% of: grape and pineapple juices from concentrate**, apple puree from concentrate**, natural flavors, citric acid (provides tartness), vitamin c (ascorbic acid), aspartame, acesulfame potassium, grape skin extract** (for color). **adds a negligible amount of sugar.

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.

  • 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.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 513 fruit juices

From least to most processed, this one ranks 462nd. 35% of the fruit juices 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 513 fruit juices, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0025000120589, last edited 8 May 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.