Is Monster Energy Aussie Lemonade Juiced ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 24 ingredients
- 6 additives
- Nutri-Score E
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
carbonated water, sucrose (processing marker), lemon juice from concentrate 2%, glucose syrup (ultra-processing marker), acids (citric acid, malic acid), taurine 0.4%, flavourings (ultra-processing marker), acidity regulators (sodium citrates, potassium citrates), caffeine 0.03%, preservative (processing marker) (potassium sorbate (processing marker)), vitamins, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, l-carnitine l-tartrate 0.004%, sweetener (ultra-processing marker) (sucralose (ultra-processing marker)), inositol
Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E296 Malic acid , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E332 Potassium citrates , E955 Sucralose
As written on the pack
CARBONATED WATER, SUCROSE, LEMON JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE (2%), GLUCOSE SYRUP, ACIDS (CITRIC ACID, MALIC ACID), TAURINE (0.4%), FLAVOURINGS, ACIDITY REGULATORS (SODIUM CITRATES, POTASSIUM CITRATES), CAFFEINE (0.03%), PRESERVATIVE (POTASSIUM SORBATE), VITAMINS (B3, B6, B2, B12), L-CARNITINE L-TARTRATE (0.004%) SWEETENER (SUCRALOSE), 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.
- E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
- 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.
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.
- Sodas Products in the category "Sodas" are at least group 3.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Among 613 sodas
From least to most processed, this one ranks 472nd. 94% of the sodas here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060947540408, 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.