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Is Monster Energy - Ultra Watermelon ultra-processed?

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

Pack of Monster Energy - Ultra Watermelon

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:

  • 31 ingredients
  • 8 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

kolsyrat vatten, syra (citronsyra), smakförstärkare (erytritol), taurin 0.4%, aromer, surhetsreglerande medel (natriumcitrater), panax ginseng rotextrakt 0.08%, konserveringsmedel (sorbinsyra, bensoesyra), sötningsmedel, sukralos, acesulfam k, koffein 0.03%, l-karnitin l-tartrat 0.015%, vitaminer (niacin (B3), pantotensyra (B5), B6, B12), grönsakskoncentrat (morot, sötpotatis), färgämne (karotener), inositol

Additives: E160a Carotene , E200 Sorbic acid , E210 Benzoic acid , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E950 Acesulfame k , E955 Sucralose , E968 Erythritol

As written on the pack

KOLSYRAT VATTEN, SYRA (CITRONSYRA), SMAKFÖRSTÄRKARE (ERYTRITOL), TAURIN (0,4%), AROMER, SURHETSREGLERANDE MEDEL NATRIUMCITRATER), PANAX GINSENG ROTEXTRAKT (0,08%), KONSERVERINGSMEDEL (SORBINSYRA, BENSOESYRA), SÖTNINGSMEDEL (SUKRALOS, ACESULFAM K, KOFFEIN (0,03%), L-KARNITIN L-TARTRAT (0,015%), VITAMINER (NIACIN (B3), PANTOTENSYRA (B5), B6, B12), GRÖNSAKSKONCENTRAT (MOROT, SÖTPOTATIS), FÄRGÄMNE (KAROTENER), 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.
  • 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.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavour enhancer Flavour enhancers such as monosodium glutamate (E621) strengthen savoury taste without adding a flavour of their own.
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  • 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.
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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 60 energy drink without sugar and with artificial sweeteners

From least to most processed, this one ranks 58th. 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 5060751219064, 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.