Is Monster - Ultra Paradise ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Colour
- Modified starch
- E102 Tartrazine
- E133 Brilliant blue FCF
- E14xx Modified Starch
- E290 Carbon dioxide
- and 1 more
- 28 ingredients
- 7 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed energy drinks
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
water, acid (citric acid), carbon dioxide (ultra-processing marker), acidity regulator (sodium citrates), aromax preservatives (potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate sweeteners), acesulpham k, sucralose (ultra-processing marker), maltodextrin caffeine 0.03%, vitamins, niacin, pantothenic acid, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, l-carnitine-l-tartrate 0.015%, salt (processing marker), vegetable oils (processing marker) (coconut vegetable oils, rapeseed vegetable oils), modified starch (ultra-processing marker), guaran seed extract 0.002%, inositol, colors (ultra-processing marker) (e102 (ultra-processing marker)), e133 (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E102 Tartrazine , E133 Brilliant blue FCF , E14XX Modified Starch , E290 Carbon dioxide , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E955 Sucralose
As written on the pack
WATER, ACID: CITRIC ACID, CARBON DIOXIDE, ACIDITY REGULATOR: SODIUM CITRATES: AROMAX PRESERVATIVES: POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SODIUM BENZOATE SWEETENERS: ACESULPHAM K AND SUCRALOSE; MALTODEXTRIN CAFFEINE (0.03%), VITAMINS (NIACIN, PANTOTHENIC ACID, B6, B12), L-CARNITINE-L-TARTRATE (0.015%), SALT, VEGETABLE OILS: COCONUT AND RAPESEED MODIFIED STARCH, GUARAN SEED EXTRACT (0.002%), INOSITOL, COLORS: E102 AND E133.
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.
- E102 Tartrazine Tartrazine is a synthetic yellow azo dye (FD&C Yellow No. 5 in the US).
- E133 Brilliant blue FCF Brilliant blue FCF is a synthetic blue dye, listed in the US as FD&C Blue No. 1.
- E14xx Modified Starch Modified starches (E1400 to E1452) are starches treated physically, with enzymes or chemically so that they thicken and hold up to heating, freezing or acidity better than ordinary starch.
- E290 Carbon dioxide 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.
- E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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- Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
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.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 278 energy drinks
From least to most processed, this one ranks 215th. 99% of the energy drinks here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060639128709, last edited 29 March 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.