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Is Monster Bad Apple ultra-processed?

500 ml Carbonated fruit soft drink with less than 10% of fruit juice Sold in Sweden and Iceland

Pack of Monster Bad Apple

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:

  • 32 ingredients
  • 8 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed carbonated fruit soft drink with less than 10% of fruit juice

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

kolsyrat vatten, sukros, fruktjuice 6% (äpple 4.7%, päron, kiwi, surkörsbär), glukossirap, citronsyra, äppelsyra, taurin 0.4%, natriumcitrater, panax ginseng rotextrakt 0.08%, aromer, pektiner, e150d, kaliumsorbat, koffein 0.03%, vegetabiliska oljor, kokosnöt, rapsfrön, modifierad stärkelse, vitaminer (niacin, B6, riboflavin, B12), svart morots, sukralos, l-karnitin l-tartrat 0.004%, natriumklorid, inositol

Additives: E14XX Modified Starch , E150d Sulphite ammonia caramel , E202 Potassium sorbate , E296 Malic acid , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E440 Pectins , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

KOLSYRAT VATTEN, SUKROS, FRUKTJUICE FRAN KONCENTRAT (6%), (ÄPPLE (4.7%), PÄRON, KIWI, SURKÖRSBÄR), GLUKOSSIRAP, SYROR (CITRONSYRA, ÄPPELSYRA), TAURIN (0,4%), SURHETSREGLERANDE MEDEL (NATRIUMCITRATER), PANAX GINSENG ROTEXTRAKT (0.08%) AROMER, FÖRTJOCKNINGSMEDEL (PEKTINER), FÄRGÄMNE (E150d), KONSERVERINGSMEDEL (KALIUMSORBAT), KOFFEIN (0,03%), VEGETABILISKA OLJOR (KOKOSNÖT, RAPSFRÖN, MODIFIERAD STÄRKELSE, VITAMINER (NIACIN, B6, RIBOFLAVIN, B12), SVART MOROTS JUICEKONCENTRAT, SÖTNINGSMEDEL (SUKRALOS), L-KARNITIN L-TARTRAT (0.004%), NATRIUMKLORID, INOSITOL.

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.

  • E14xx Modified Starch Modified starches (E1400 to E1452) are starches treated physically, with enzymes or chemically so that they thicken and hold up to heating, freezing or acidity better than ordinary starch.
  • E150d Sulphite ammonia caramel Sulphite ammonia caramel is the dark brown colour in colas and many sauces, made by heating sugars with sulphite and ammonia compounds.
  • E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
  • E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
4 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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 15 carbonated fruit soft drink with less than 10% of fruit juice

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 80% of the carbonated fruit soft drink with less than 10% of fruit juice 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 15 carbonated fruit soft drink with less than 10% of fruit juice, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5061013944908, 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.