Is Mio Energy caffeine & vitamins ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Flavouring
- E129 Allura red
- E133 Brilliant blue FCF
- E414 Acacia gum
- E444 Sucrose acetate isobutyrate
- E950 Acesulfame k
- and 1 more
- 22 ingredients
- 9 additives
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Water, citric acid, caffeine, contains less than 2% of taurine, guarana extract, ginseng (Panax), niacinamide (vitamin B3), vitamins, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, natural flavor (ultra-processing marker), sucralose (ultra-processing marker), acesulfame potassium (ultra-processing marker), sodium citrate, potassium citrate, gum arabic (ultra-processing marker), sucrose acetate isobutyrate (ultra-processing marker), Blue 1 (ultra-processing marker), Red 40 (ultra-processing marker), potassium sorbate (processing marker)
Additives: E129 Allura red , E133 Brilliant blue FCF , E202 Potassium sorbate , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E414 Acacia gum , E444 Sucrose acetate isobutyrate , E950 Acesulfame k , E955 Sucralose
As written on the pack
Water, citric acid, caffeine, contains less than 2% of taurine, guarana extract, ginseng extract (Panax), niacinamide (vitamin B3), vitamin B6, vitamin B12, natural flavor, sucralose, acesulfame potassium, sodium citrate, potassium citrate, gum arabic, sucrose acetate isobutyrate, Blue 1, Red 40, potassium sorbate
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.
- E129 Allura red Allura red AC is a synthetic red azo dye (FD&C Red No. 40 in the US).
- E133 Brilliant blue FCF Brilliant blue FCF is a synthetic blue dye, listed in the US as FD&C Blue No. 1.
- E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
- E444 Sucrose acetate isobutyrate Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
- E950 Acesulfame k Acesulfame K is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, often combined with aspartame or sucralose.
- E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
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- 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.
- 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.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 04389402, last edited 29 April 2025), 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.