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Is Monster Punch MIXXD ultra-processed?

500 ml Sweetened beverages Sold in Sweden

Pack of Monster Punch MIXXD

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:

  • 42 ingredients
  • 9 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, frukt juice från koncentrat 5.3% (äpple, körsbär, tranbär, mango, banan), glukossirap, taurin 0.4%, syra (citronsyra), surhetsreglerande medel (natriumcitrat), aromer, förtjockningsmedel (pektiner), konserveringsmedel (kaliumsorbat, natriumbensoat), koffein 0.03%, sötningsmedel (sukralos), vitaminer (riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), B6, B12), färgämnen (e120, e163), l-karnitin l-tartrat (0.004%), stabiliseringsmedel (gummi arabicum, glycerolestrar av trähartser), natriumklorid, inositol (0.002%), maltodextrin

Additives: E120 Cochineal , E163 Anthocyanins , E202 Potassium sorbate , E211 Sodium benzoate , E330 Citric acid , E414 Acacia gum , E440 Pectins , E445 Glycerol esters of wood rosin , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

KOLSYRAT VATTEN, SUKROS, FRUKT JUICE FRÅN KONCENTRAT (5,3%) (ÄPPLE, KÖRSBÄR, TRANBÄR, MANGO, BANAN), GLUKOSSIRAP, TAURIN (0,4%) SYRA (CITRONSYRA), SURHETSREGLERANDE MEDEL (NATRIUMCITRAT), AROMER, FÖRTJOCKNINGSMEDEL (PEKTINER), KONSERVERINGSMEDEL (KALIUMSORBAT, NATRIUMBENSOAT), KOFFEIN (0,03%), SÖTNINGSMEDEL (SUKRALOS), VITAMINER (RIBOFLAVIN (B2), NIACIN (B3). B6, B12), FÄRGÄMNEN (E120, E163), L-KARNITIN L-TARTRAT (0,004%), STABILISERINGSMEDEL (GUMMI ARABICUM, GLYCEROLESTRAR AV TRÄHARTSER), NATRIUMKLORID, INOSITOL (0,002%), MALTODEXTRIN.

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.

  • E120 Cochineal Carmine is a red colour made from cochineal insects.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
  • 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.
  • E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
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  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • 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.
  • Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.

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.
  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
  • 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 547th. 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 5060517880613, 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.