Is Monster Energy Lewis Hamilton ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 29 ingredients
- 6 additives
Less processed energy drinks
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
kolsyrat vatten, sukros (processing marker), glukossirap (ultra-processing marker), syra (citronsyra, vinsyra), taurin 0.4%, aromer (ultra-processing marker), smakförstärkare (ultra-processing marker), erytritol (ultra-processing marker), surhetsreglerande medel (natriumvätekarbonat magnesiumkarbonat), konserveringsmedel (processing marker) (sorbinsyra, bensoesyra), koffein 0.03%, sötningsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (sukralos (ultra-processing marker)), vitaminer (riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), B6, B12), färgämne (ultra-processing marker), antocyaner (ultra-processing marker), l-karnitin l-tartrat 0.004%, inositol
Additives: E163 Anthocyanins , E200 Sorbic acid , E210 Benzoic acid , E330 Citric acid , E955 Sucralose , E968 Erythritol
As written on the pack
KOLSYRAT VATTEN, SUKROS, GLUKOSSIRAP, SYRA (CITRONSYRA, VINSYRA) TAURIN (0.4%). AROMER, SMAKFÖRSTÄRKARE (ERYTRITOL, SURHETSREGLERANDE MEDEL (NATRIUMVÄTEKARBONAT MAGNESIUMKARBONAT), KONSERVERINGSMEDEL (SORBINSYRA, BENSOESYRA), KOFFEIN (0,03%) SÖTNINGSMEDEL (SUKRALOS), VITAMINER (RIBOFLAVIN (B2), NIACIN (B3), B6, B12), FÄRGÄMNE (ANTOCYANER,L-KARNITIN L-TARTRAT (0,004%), 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.
- E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
- 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.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
- Flavour enhancer Flavour enhancers such as monosodium glutamate (E621) strengthen savoury taste without adding a flavour of their own.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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- 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.
2 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.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Among 278 energy drinks
From least to most processed, this one ranks 251st. 99% of the energy drinks here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060337508988, 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.
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.