Is Monster Energy Nitro Cosmic Peach ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 30 ingredients
- 7 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed sweetened beverages
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
kolsyrat vatten, sukros (processing marker), glukossirap (ultra-processing marker), syra (citronsyra), taurin 0.4%, surhetsreglerande medel (natriumcitrater), panax ginseng rotextrakt 0.08%, aromer (ultra-processing marker), maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), konserveringsmedel (processing marker) (kaliumsorbat (processing marker), natriumbensoat), koffein 0.03%, skumbildande medel (dikväveoxid (ultra-processing marker)), vitaminer (niacin, B6, riboflavin, B12), färgämne (ultra-processing marker) (karotener (ultra-processing marker)), l-karnitin l-tartrat 0.004%, sötningsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (sukralos (ultra-processing marker)), lila sötpotatis koncentrat, guaranafröextrakt 0.002%, inositol
Additives: E160a Carotene , E202 Potassium sorbate , E211 Sodium benzoate , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E942 Nitrous oxide , E955 Sucralose
As written on the pack
kolsyrat vatten, sukros, glukossirap, syra (citronsyra), taurin (0.4%), surhetsreglerande medel (natriumcitrater), panax ginseng rotextrakt (0.08%), aromer, maltodextrin, konserveringsmedel (kaliumsorbat, natriumbensoat), koffein (0.03%), skumbildande medel (dikväveoxid), vitaminer (niacin, B6, riboflavin, B12), färgämne (karotener), l-karnitin l-tartrat (0,004%), sötningsmedel (sukralos), lila sötpotatis koncentrat, guaranafröextrakt (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.
- E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
- E942 Nitrous oxide Antioxidants are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by oxidation, such as fat rancidity and colour changes.
- 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.
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.
- Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
3 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.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Among 550 sweetened beverages
From least to most processed, this one ranks 536th. 94% of the sweetened beverages here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060947547674, last edited 26 March 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.