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Is MiO Mango Peach Liquid Water Enhancer ultra-processed?

48 mL Flavors Sold in Canada

Pack of MiO Mango Peach Liquid Water Enhancer

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:

  • 15 ingredients
  • 10 additives

Less processed flavors

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

Water, Malic acid, Natural flavour, Citric acid, Sucralose, Potassium citrate, Acacia gum, Acesulfame-potassium, saib, Potassium sorbate, Allura red, Sunset yellow FCF, Sodium citrate, Sodium benzoate, Tartrazine

Additives: E102 Tartrazine , E110 Sunset yellow FCF , E129 Allura red , E202 Potassium sorbate , E211 Sodium benzoate , E296 Malic acid , E330 Citric acid , E414 Acacia gum , E950 Acesulfame k , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

Water, Malic acid, Natural flavour, Citric acid, Sucralose, Potassium citrate, Acacia gum, Acesulfame-potassium, SAIB, Potassium sorbate, Allura red, Sunset yellow FCF, Sodium citrate, Sodium benzoate, Tartrazine.

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.

  • E102 Tartrazine Tartrazine is a synthetic yellow azo dye (FD&C Yellow No. 5 in the US).
  • E110 Sunset yellow FCF Sunset yellow FCF is a synthetic orange azo dye (FD&C Yellow No. 6 in the US).
  • E129 Allura red Allura red AC is a synthetic red azo dye (FD&C Red No. 40 in the US).
  • 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.
  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 27 flavors

From least to most processed, this one ranks 27th. 56% of the flavors 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 27 flavors, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 06808312, last edited 1 April 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.