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Is Monster Energy The Doctor ultra-processed?

500 ml Sweetened beverages Sold in Sweden

Pack of Monster Energy The Doctor

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
  • 5 additives

Less processed sweetened beverages

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, sukros, fruktjuice från koncentrat 49% (apelsin, citron), glukossirap, citron frukt, naturliga smakämnen, taurin 0.4%, surhetsreglerande medel (kalciumlaktat, natriumcitrat), syra (citronsyra, askorbinsyra), panax ginseng rotextrakt 0.08%, konserveringsmedel, kaliumsorbat, koffein 0.03%, vitaminer (riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), B6, B12), l-karnitin l-tartrat 0.004%, sötningsmedel (sukralos), natriumklorid, d-glukoronolakton, guaranfröextrakt 0.002%, inositol

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E300 Ascorbic acid , E327 Calcium lactate , E330 Citric acid , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

KOLSYRAT VATTEN, SUKROS, FRUKTJUICE FRÅN KONCENTRAT (49%) (APELSIN, CITRON), GLUKOSSIRAP, CITRON FRUKT, NATURLIGA SMAKÄMNEN, TAURIN (0.4%), SURHETSREGLERANDE MEDEL (KALCIUMLAKTAT, NATRIUMCITRAT), SYRA (CITRONSYRA, ASKORBINSYRA), PANAX GINSENG ROTEXTRAKT (0.08%) KONSERVERINGSMEDEL (KALIUMSORBAT, KOFFEIN (0.03%), VITAMINER (RIBOFLAVIN (B2), NIACIN (B3), B6, B12), L-KARNITIN L-TARTRAT (0,004%), SÖTNINGSMEDEL (SUKRALOS), NATRIUMKLORID, D-GLUKORONOLAKTON, GUARANFRÖEXTRAKT (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.

  • E327 Calcium lactate Thickeners are substances which increase the viscosity of a foodstuff.
  • 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.
  • Fruit juice concentrate An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 548 sweetened beverages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 494th. 94% of the sweetened beverages 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 548 sweetened beverages, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060335633521, 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.