Is Nuun Sport - Lemon Lime ultra-processed?

52g Sweetened beverages Sold in the United States and France

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Dextrose
Flavouring
Glucose

10 ingredients
3 additives

Less processed sweetened beverages

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

citric acid, dextrose (ultra-processing marker), bicarbonate, potassium carbonate, natural flavor (ultra-processing marker), potassium chr, magnesium oxide, calcium carbonate, stem leaf extract, turmeric

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E501 Potassium carbonates , E501i Potassium carbonate

As written on the pack

CITRIC ACID, DEXTROSE, BICARBONATE, POTASSIUM CARBONATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, POTASSIUM CHR, MAGNESIUM OXIDE, CALCIUM CARBONATE, STEM LEAF EXTRACT, TURMERIC

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.

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.

Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 548 sweetened beverages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 219th. 94% of the sweetened beverages 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 548 sweetened beverages, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0811660020501, last edited 25 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.