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Is MiWadi Orange ultra-processed?

1L Orange soft drinks Sold in Ireland

Pack of MiWadi Orange

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:

  • 28 ingredients
  • 10 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed orange soft drinks

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, Orange Fruit from Concentrate 6%, Orange Juice from Concentrate 4%, Acids (Citric Acid, Malic Acid), Natural Orange Flavourings with other Natural Flavourings, Acidity Regulator (Sodium Citrate), Sweeteners (Steviol Glycosides, Sucralose), Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Metabisulphite), Natural Colour (Carotenes), Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid), Stabilisers (Cellulose Gum, Xanthan Gum), Mineral (Zinc Sulphate), vitamins, Niacin, vitamin D, vitamin B6

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E223 Sodium metabisulphite , E296 Malic acid , E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E415 Xanthan gum , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose , E955 Sucralose , E960 Steviol glycosides

As written on the pack

Water, Orange Fruit from Concentrate (6%), Orange Juice from Concentrate (4%), Acids (Citric Acid, Malic Acid), Natural Orange Flavourings with other Natural Flavourings, Acidity Regulator (Sodium Citrate), Sweeteners (Steviol Glycosides, Sucralose), Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Metabisulphite), Natural Colour (Carotenes), Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid), Stabilisers (Cellulose Gum, Xanthan Gum), Mineral (Zinc Sulphate), Vitamins (Niacin, D, B6)

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.

  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.
  • E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
  • E960 Steviol glycosides Steviol glycosides are sweet compounds extracted and purified from the leaves of the stevia plant.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 31 orange soft drinks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 23rd. 90% of the orange soft drinks 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 31 orange soft drinks, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5391521840394, last edited 2 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.
  • 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.