Is Monster Viking berry ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 31 ingredients
- 7 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed energy drinks
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Carbonated water, sugar (processing marker), glucose (ultra-processing marker), apple juice, taurine, citric acid, cherry juice, sodium citrate, panax ginseng, natural flavors (ultra-processing marker), malic acid, potassium sorbate (processing marker), black currant, caffeine, blackberry, maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), bilberry, macinamide, medium chain triglycerides, sucralose (ultra-processing marker), modified corn starch (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), inositol, L-carnitine, L-tartrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, red 40 (ultra-processing marker), riboflavin, blue 1 (ultra-processing marker), cyanocobalamin (B12)
Additives: E129 Allura red , E133 Brilliant blue FCF , E202 Potassium sorbate , E296 Malic acid , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E955 Sucralose
As written on the pack
Carbonated water, sugar, glucose, apple juice concentrate, taurine, citric acid, cherry juice concentrate, sodium citrate, panax ginseng, natural flavors, malic acid, potassium sorbate, black currant juice concentrate, caffeine, blackberry juice concentrate, maltodextrin, bilberry juice concentrate, macinamide, medium chain triglycerides, sucralose, modified corn starch, salt, inositol, L-carnitine, L-tartrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, red 40, riboflavin, blue 1, cyanocobalamin (B12).
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).
- E133 Brilliant blue FCF Brilliant blue FCF is a synthetic blue dye, listed in the US as FD&C Blue No. 1.
- E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
- 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.
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.
- Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
4 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.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Among 278 energy drinks
From least to most processed, this one ranks 216th. 99% of the energy drinks here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0070847898320, last edited 21 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 E (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.