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Is Monster Ultra Vice Guava ultra-processed?

16 oz Energy drink with sugar Sold in the United States

Pack of Monster Ultra Vice Guava

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:

  • 21 ingredients
  • 9 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

carbonated water, citric acid, taurine, erythritol, sodium citrate, panax ginseng, caffeine, acesulfame potassium, sodium benzoate, sucralose, gum arabic, niacinamide, natural flavors, salt, ester gum, d-calcium pantothenate, inositol, red 40, pyridoxine hydrochloride, cyanocobalamin, l-carnitine

Additives: E129 Allura red , 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

CARBONATED WATER, CITRIC ACID, TAURINE, ERYTHRITOL, SODIUM CITRATE, PANAX GINSENG, CAFFEINE, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, SODIUM BENZOATE, SUCRALOSE, GUM ARABIC, NIACINAMIDE, NATURAL FLAVORS, SALT, ESTER GUM, D-CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, INOSITOL, RED 40, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, CYANOCOBALAMIN, L-CARNITINE.

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.

  • E129 Allura red Allura red AC is a synthetic red azo dye (FD&C Red No. 40 in the US).
  • 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.
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  • 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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 33 energy drink with sugar

From least to most processed, this one ranks 17th. 97% of the energy drink with sugar 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 33 energy drink with sugar, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0070847898146, last edited 17 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.