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Is Nature’s Finest Natures finest ultra-processed?

Fruit juices Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Nature’s Finest Natures finest

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:

  • 13 ingredients
  • 3 additives

Less processed fruit juices

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

fruit in va fable proportions (pineapple chunks, red papaya, jellow papaya), pineapple juice, antioxidant (ascorbic acid), acidity regulator (citric acid), firming agent (calcium chloride), may contain seeds, pit stones and fragments and stems contains naturally occurring sugars

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid , E509 Calcium chloride

As written on the pack

fruit in va fable proportions (pineapple chunks, red papaya, jellow papaya), pineapple juice (from concentrate), antioxidant (ascorbic acid), acidity regulator (citric acid), firming agent (calcium chloride). may contain seeds, pit stones & fragments or stems contains naturally occurring sugars

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.

  • Firming agent Firming agents keep fruit and vegetable tissue crisp or firm through processing and storage.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 514 fruit juices

From least to most processed, this one ranks 403rd. 35% of the fruit juices 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 514 fruit juices, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9310006005604, last edited 21 May 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.