Is MiO Strawberry Watermelon Liquid Water Enhancer ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 11 ingredients
- 6 additives
Less processed flavors
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Vanilla Extract
Costco
3 ingredients · no additives
NOVA group
1
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Taste the Difference Madagascan Vanilla Extract
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3 ingredients · 1 additive
NOVA group
1
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Ground Cinnamon
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1 ingredient · no additives
NOVA group
1
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Pure Vanilla Extract
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2 ingredients · no additives
NOVA group
1
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Water, Malic acid, Natural flavour (ultra-processing marker), Acacia gum (ultra-processing marker), Citric acid, Sucralose (ultra-processing marker), Potassium citrate, Acesulfame-potassium (ultra-processing marker), Saib, Colour (ultra-processing marker), Potassium sorbate (processing marker)
Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E296 Malic acid , E330 Citric acid , E414 Acacia gum , E950 Acesulfame k , E955 Sucralose
As written on the pack
Water, Malic acid, Natural flavour, Acacia gum, Citric acid, Sucralose, Potassium citrate, Acesulfame-potassium, Saib, Colour, 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
Among 27 flavors
From least to most processed, this one ranks 26th. 56% of the flavors here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 06808118, 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.