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Is Nature's Nectar 100% Juice Cranberry ultra-processed?

Fruit juices Sold in the United States

Pack of Nature's Nectar 100% Juice Cranberry

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:

  • 18 ingredients
  • No 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

cranberry (filtered water, cranberry), apple juice (filtered water, apple juice), grape juice (filtered water, grape juice concentrate), pear juice (filtered water, pear juice concentrate), natural flavors, ascorbic acid (vitamin c), fruit, vegetable juice (for color)

As written on the pack

CRANBERRY JUICE (FILTERED WATER, CRANBERRY JUICE CONCENTRATE), APPLE JUICE (FILTERED WATER, APPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE), GRAPE JUICE (FILTERED WATER, GRAPE JUICE CONCENTRATE), PEAR JUICE (FILTERED WATER, PEAR JUICE CONCENTRATE), NATURAL FLAVORS, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICE (FOR COLOR).

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.

  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 513 fruit juices

From least to most processed, this one ranks 414th. 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 513 fruit juices, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4099100145311, last edited 19 May 2025), 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.