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Is Nichols plc Vimto ultra-processed?

330ml Carbonated fruit soft drink with less than 10% of fruit juice Sold in the United Kingdom, Ireland and 2 more countries

Pack of Nichols plc Vimto

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:

  • 20 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed carbonated fruit soft drink with less than 10% of fruit juice

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

Carbonated Water, Sugar, Mixed Fruit 3% (Grape, Blackcurrant, Raspberry), Citric Acid, Vimto Flavouring (Including Natural Extracts of Fruits, Herbs, Barley Malt, Spices), Natural Flavouring, of Carrot, Hibiscus, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Ascorbic Acid, Sucralose, Acesulfame K

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E211 Sodium benzoate , E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid , E950 Acesulfame k , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

Carbonated Water, Sugar, Mixed Fruit Juices From Concentrate 3% (Grape, Blackcurrant, Raspberry), Acid (Citric Acid), Vimto Flavouring (Including Natural Extracts of Fruits, Herbs, Barley Malt and Spices), Natural Flavouring, Colouring Food (Concentrates of Carrot, Hibiscus), Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate), Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid), Sweeteners (Sucralose, Acesulfame K)

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.
3 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.
  • Sodas Products in the category "Sodas" are at least group 3.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 15 carbonated fruit soft drink with less than 10% of fruit juice

From least to most processed, this one ranks 7th. 80% of the carbonated fruit soft drink with less than 10% of fruit juice 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 15 carbonated fruit soft drink with less than 10% of fruit juice, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010438007095, last edited 17 September 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.