Is Oasis Citrus Punch ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Fruit juice concentrate
- Modified starch
- E14xx Modified Starch
- E452 Polyphosphates
- E950 Acesulfame k
- E951 Aspartame
- 17 ingredients
- 8 additives
- Nutri-Score C
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Water, Fruit Juices From Concentrate (ultra-processing marker) 5% (Orange 3.6% Mandarin 1%, Lemon 0.4%), Sugar (processing marker), Citric Acid, Natural Orange Flavourings With Other Natural Flavourings, Polyphosphates (ultra-processing marker), Glycerel Esters Of Wood Rosins, Sodium Citrates, Potassium Sorbate (processing marker), Sodium Benzoate, Aspartame (ultra-processing marker), Acesulfame K (ultra-processing marker), Plant Concentrate (Safflower), Modified Starch (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E14XX Modified Starch , E202 Potassium sorbate , E211 Sodium benzoate , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E452 Polyphosphates , E950 Acesulfame k , E951 Aspartame
As written on the pack
Water. Fruit Juices From Concentrate 5% (Orange 3.6% Mandarin 1%. Lemon 0.4%). Sugar. Acid (Citric Acid). Natural Orange Flavourings With Other Natural Flavourings. Stabilisers (Polyphosphates. Glycerel Esters Of Wood Rosins). Acidity Regulator (Sodium Citrates), Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate). Sweeteners (Aspartame, Acesulfame K). Plant Concentrate (Safflower). Modified Starch. Contains a Source of Phenylalanine.
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.
- E14xx Modified Starch Modified starches (E1400 to E1452) are starches treated physically, with enzymes or chemically so that they thicken and hold up to heating, freezing or acidity better than ordinary starch.
- E452 Polyphosphates Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
- E950 Acesulfame k Acesulfame K is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, often combined with aspartame or sucralose.
- E951 Aspartame Aspartame is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, used in diet drinks and sugar-free products.
- Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
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.
- Fruit juice concentrate An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
4 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.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Among 612 sodas
From least to most processed, this one ranks 547th. 94% of the sodas here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000112630084, last edited 1 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 C (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.