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Is Monster Energy Ultra Strawberry Dreams ultra-processed?

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

Pack of 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:

  • 30 ingredients
  • 9 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, smakförstärkare (erytritol), syra (citronsyra), taurin 0.4%, surhetsreglerande medel (natriumcitrater), naturlig jordgubbsarom med andra naturliga smakämnen, panax ginseng rotextrakt 0.08%, konserveringsmedel (kaliumsorbat, natriumbensoat), koffein 0.03%, sötningsmedel (sukralos, acesulfam k), l-karnitin l-tartrat 0.015%, vitaminer (niacin, PANTOTEnSTRA, B6, B12), stabiliseringsmedel (glycerolestrar av trähartser), färgamnen (karotener, antocyaniner), guaranafröextrakt 0.007%, nositol

Additives: E163 Anthocyanins , 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

As written on the pack

KOLSYRAT VATTEN, SMAKFÖRSTÄRKARE (ERYTRITOL), SYRA (CITRONSYRA), TAURIN (0,4%), SURHETSREGLERANDE MEDEL (NATRIUMCITRATER), NATURLIG JORDGUBBSAROM MED ANDRA NATURLIGA SMAKÄMNEN, PANAX GINSENG ROTEXTRAKT (0.08%) KONSERVERINGSMEDEL (KALIUMSORBAT, NATRIUMBENSOAT), KOFFEIN (0,03%) SÖTNINGSMEDEL (SUKRALOS, ACESULFAM K), L-KARNITIN L-TARTRAT (0.015%), VITAMINER (NIACIN, PANTOTEnSTRA, B6, B12) STABILISERINGSMEDEL (GLYCEROLESTRAR AV TRÄHARTSER), FÄRGAMNEN (KAROTENER, ANTOCYANINER), GUARANAFRÖEXTRAKT (0.007%), NOSITOL.

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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Flavour enhancer Flavour enhancers such as monosodium glutamate (E621) strengthen savoury taste without adding a flavour of their own.
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  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.
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.

  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 60 energy drink without sugar and with artificial sweeteners

From least to most processed, this one ranks 53rd. 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 5056784901502, 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.