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Is Monster Energy - Lewis Hamilton Zero Sugar ultra-processed?

500 ml Energy drink without sugar and with artificial sweeteners Sold in Sweden

Pack of Monster Energy - Lewis Hamilton Zero Sugar

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:

  • 33 ingredients
  • 10 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

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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), taurin 0.4%, surhetsreglerande medel (natriumcitrater), maltodextrin, aromer, konserveringsmedel (kaliumsorbat, natrium, bensoat), sötningsmedel (sukralos, acesulfam k), koffein 0.03%, vitaminer (niacin, B6, riboflavin, B12), stabiliseringsmedel (gummi arabicum, glycerolestrar av trähartser), vegetabiliska oljor (kokosnöt, rapsfrön), l-karnitin l-tartrat 0.004%, natriumklorid, modifierad stärkelse, inositol, färgämne (e160e)

Additives: E14XX Modified Starch , E160e Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) , E202 Potassium sorbate , E210 Benzoic acid , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E414 Acacia gum , E445 Glycerol esters of wood rosin , E950 Acesulfame k , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

KOLSYRAT VATTEN, SYRA (CITRONSYRA). TAURIN (0,4%), SURHETSREGLERANDE MEDEL (NATRIUMCITRATER), MALTODEXTRIN, AROMER, KONSERVERINGSMEDEL (KALIUMSORBAT, NATRIUM - BENSOAT), SÖTNINGSMEDEL (SUKRALOS, ACESULFAM K), KOFFEIN (0,03%), VITAMINER (NIACIN, B6, RIBOFLAVIN, B12), STABILISERINGSMEDEL (GUMMI ARABICUM. GLYCEROLESTRAR AV TRÄHARTSER), VEGETABILISKA OLJOR (KOKOSNÖT, RAPSFRÖN), L-KARNITIN L-TARTRAT (0,004%), NATRIUMKLORID, MODIFIERAD STÄRKELSE, INOSITOL, FÄRGÄMNE (E 160e).

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.
  • E160e Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 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.
  • E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
  • 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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  • 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.
  • 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.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
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.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 60 energy drink without sugar and with artificial sweeteners

From least to most processed, this one ranks 60th. 100% of the energy drink without sugar and with artificial sweeteners 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 60 energy drink without sugar and with artificial sweeteners, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060896625607, 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.