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Is Monster Energy absolutely zero ultra-processed?

500 ml Energy drinks Sold in Sweden

Pack of Monster Energy absolutely zero

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:

  • 29 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed energy 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

kolsyrat vatten, syra (citronsyra), smakämnen, taurin 0.4%, surhetsreglerande medel (natriumcitrat), panax ginseng rotextrakt 0.08%, l-karnitin l-tartrat 0.04%, koffein 0.03%, sötningsmedel (sukralos, acesulfam k), konserveringsmedel (sorbinsyra, bensoesyra), vitaminer (riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), B6, B12), färgämne (antocyaniner), natriumklorid, d-glukoronolakton, guaranafroextrakt 0.002%, inositol

Additives: E163 Anthocyanins , E200 Sorbic acid , E210 Benzoic acid , E330 Citric acid , E950 Acesulfame k , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

KOLSYRAT VATTEN, SYRA (CITRONSYRA), SMAKÄMNEN, TAURIN (0,4%), SURHETSREGLERANDE MEDEL (NATRIUMCITRAT), PANAX GINSENG ROTEXTRAKT (0,08%), L-KARNITIN L-TARTRAT (0,04%), KOFFEIN (0,03%), SÖTNINGSMEDEL (SUKRALOS, ACESULFAM K), KONSERVERINGSMEDEL (SORBINSYRA, BENSOESYRA), VITAMINER (RIBOFLAVIN (B2), NIACIN (B3), B6, B12) FÄRGÄMNE (ANTOCYANINER), NATRIUMKLORID, D-GLUKORONOLAKTON, GUARANAFROEXTRAKT (0,002%), 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.

  • E163 Anthocyanins Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
  • 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.
  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.
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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 278 energy drinks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 179th. 99% of the energy 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 278 energy drinks, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060335630971, 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.