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Is Morrisons apple&blackcurrant dilute squash ultra-processed?

Fruit juices from concentrate Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Morrisons apple&blackcurrant dilute squash

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:

  • 16 ingredients
  • 8 additives

Less processed fruit juices from concentrate

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

Water, Fruit juices from concentrate 20% (apple, blackcurrant), citric acid, malic acid, sodium citrates, acesulfame K, sucralose, Flavourings, Fruit and vegetable concentrates (black carrot, hibiscus), potassium sorbate, sodium metabisulphite, ascorbic acid

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E223 Sodium metabisulphite , E296 Malic acid , E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E950 Acesulfame k , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

Water, Fruit juices from concentrate (20%) (apple, blackcurrant), Acids (citric acid, malic acid), Acidity regulator (sodium citrates), Sweeteners (acesulfame K, sucralose), Flavourings, Fruit and vegetable concentrates (black carrot, hibiscus), Preservatives (potassium sorbate, sodium metabisulphite), Antioxidant (ascorbic acid).

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.

  • 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.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

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.

  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 68 fruit juices from concentrate

From least to most processed, this one ranks 59th. 43% of the fruit juices from concentrate 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 68 fruit juices from concentrate, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010251510604, last edited 15 August 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.