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Is Morrisons Double Concentrate Apple Litres ultra-processed?

1.5 litres Squash Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Morrisons Double Concentrate Apple Litres

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:

  • 17 ingredients
  • 8 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed squash

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, Apple juice from concentrate 20%, Acids (citric acid, malic acid), Act regulator (sodium citrates), Sweeteners (acesulfame K, sucralose), Preservaties (potassium sorbate, sodium metabisulphite), Flavouring, Antioxidant, ascorbic Colour (plain caramel)

Additives: E150a Plain caramel , E202 Potassium sorbate , E223 Sodium metabisulphite , E296 Malic acid , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E950 Acesulfame k , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

Water, Apple juice from concentrate (20%), Acids (citric acid, malic acid), Act regulator (sodium citrates), Sweeteners (acesulfame K, sucralose), Preservaties (potassium sorbate, sodium metabisulphite), Flavouring, Antioxidant (ascorbic Colour (plain caramel)

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.

  • E150a Plain caramel Plain caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars.
  • 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.
  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.
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 20 squash

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 65% of the squash 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 20 squash, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010251588931, last edited 24 February 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.