Is Monster Energy Ultra Vice Guava ultra-processed?

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

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
E414 Acacia gum
E445 Glycerol esters of wood rosin
E950 Acesulfame k
E955 Sucralose
E968 Erythritol

25 ingredients
9 additives
Nutri-Score C

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Kolsyrat vatten, citronsyra, erytritol (ultra-processing marker), taurin 0.4%, natriumcitrater, panax ginseng rotextrakt 0.08%, aromer (ultra-processing marker), kaliumsorbat (processing marker), natriumbensoat, svart morots, acesulfam k (ultra-processing marker), sukralos (ultra-processing marker), koffein 0.03%, gummi arabicum (ultra-processing marker), glycerolestrar av trähartser (ultra-processing marker), l-karnitin l-tartrat 0.015%, vitaminer (niacin, pantotensyra, b6, b12), natriumklorid, safflor, guaranafröextrakt 0.002%, inositol

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E211 Sodium benzoate , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E414 Acacia gum , E445 Glycerol esters of wood rosin , E950 Acesulfame k , E955 Sucralose , E968 Erythritol

As written on the pack

Kolsyrat vatten, syra (citronsyra), smakförstärkare (erytritol), taurin (0.4%), surhetsreglerande medel (natriumcitrater), panax ginseng rotextrakt (0.08%), aromer, konserveringsmedel (kaliumsorbat, natriumbensoat), svart morotsjuicekoncentrat, sötningsmedel (acesulfam k, sukralos), koffein (0,03%), stabiliseringsmedel (gummi arabicum, glycerolestrar av trähartser), l-karnitin l-tartrat (0.015%) vitaminer (niacin, pantotensyra, b6, b12), natriumklorid, safflorkoncentrat, 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.

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.
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.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

1 ingredient 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 60 energy drink without sugar and with artificial sweeteners

From least to most processed, this one ranks 49th. 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 5056784924266, last edited 14 September 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.