Is Monster Energy Zero Ultra ultra-processed?

500ml Sweetened beverages Sold in Australia and New Zealand

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Sweetener
E955 Sucralose
E968 Erythritol

25 ingredients
6 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

carbonated water, acidity regulators (citric acid, sodium citrate), sweeteners (ultra-processing marker) (erythritol (ultra-processing marker), sucralose (ultra-processing marker), acesulphame potassium), taurine, NATURAL and ARTIFICIAL FLAVOURS (ultra-processing marker), panax ginseng root extract, preservatives (processing marker) (sorbic acid, benzoic acid), caffeine, vitamins, niacin (B3), vitamins, vitamin B5, vitamin b6, vitamin b12, d-glucuronolactone, guarana seed extract, inositol

Additives: E200 Sorbic acid , E210 Benzoic acid , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E955 Sucralose , E968 Erythritol

As written on the pack

CARBONATED WATER, ACIDITY REGULATORS (CITRIC ACID, SODIUM CITRATE), SWEETENERS (ERYTHRITOL, SUCRALOSE, ACESULPHAME POTASSIUM), TAURINE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOURS, PANAX GINSENG ROOT EXTRACT, PRESERVATIVES (SORBIC ACID, BENZOIC ACID), CAFFEINE, VITAMINS [NIACIN (B3), VITAMIN B5, VITAMIN B6, VITAMIN B12], D-GLUCURONOLACTONE, GUARANA SEED EXTRACT, 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.

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.
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.

Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 548 sweetened beverages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 339th. 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 9342866000482, last edited 15 May 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.