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Is Monster Energy Company Monster Energy - Ultra Strawberry Dreams ultra-processed?

500ml Energy drinks Sold in Ireland

Pack of Monster Energy Company Monster Energy - Ultra Strawberry Dreams

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:

  • 26 ingredients
  • 11 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

carbonated water, erythritol, citric acid, taurine 0.4%, sodium citrates, natural strawberry flavouring with other natural flavourings, panax ginseng root extract 0.08%, sweeteners, sucralose, acesulfame k, l-carnitine potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, caffeine 0.03%, l-tartrate 0.015%, vitamins, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, glycerol esters of wood rosins, guarana seed extract 0.002%, inositol, e129, e110, e133, energy

Additives: E110 Sunset yellow FCF , E129 Allura red , E133 Brilliant blue FCF , E202 Potassium sorbate , E211 Sodium benzoate , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E445 Glycerol esters of wood rosin , E950 Acesulfame k , E955 Sucralose , E968 Erythritol

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E445 Glycerol esters of wood rosin, E202 Potassium sorbate.

As written on the pack

CARBONATED WATER, FLAVOUR ENHANCER ERYTHRITOL), ACID (CITRIC ACID), TAURINE (0.4%), ACIDITY REGULATOR (SODIUM CITRATES), NATURAL STRAWBERRY FLAVOURING WITH OTHER NATURAL FLAVOURINGS, PANAX GINSENG ROOT EXTRACT (0.08%), PRESERVATIVES SWEETENERS (SUCRALOSE, ACESULFAME K), L-CARNITINE POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE), CAFFEINE (0.03%), L-TARTRATE (0.015%), VITAMINS (B3, B5, B6, B12), STABILISER (GLYCEROL ESTERS OF WOOD ROSINS), GUARANA SEED EXTRACT (0.002%), INOSITOL, COLOURS (E129, E110, E133) ENERGY

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.

  • E110 Sunset yellow FCF Sunset yellow FCF is a synthetic orange azo dye (FD&C Yellow No. 6 in the US).
  • E129 Allura red Allura red AC is a synthetic red azo dye (FD&C Red No. 40 in the US).
  • E133 Brilliant blue FCF Brilliant blue FCF is a synthetic blue dye, listed in the US as FD&C Blue No. 1.
  • E445 Glycerol esters of wood rosin Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • 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.
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  • E968 Erythritol Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
  • 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.

  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 278 energy drinks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 249th. 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 5061013947565, last edited 14 September 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.