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Is Oasis Citrus Punch ultra-processed?

500ml Orange soft drinks Sold in the United Kingdom and Gibraltar

Pack of Oasis Citrus Punch

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:

  • 22 ingredients
  • 9 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

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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

water, fruit juices from concentrate 5% (orange 3.6% mandarin 3.5714285714285716%, lemon 1.4285714285714286%), sugar, acid (citric acid), natural orange flavourings with other natural flavourings, stabilisers (polyphosphates, glycerol esters of wood rosins), acidity regulator (sodium citrates), preservatives (potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate), sweeteners (aspartame, acesulfame k), plant concentrate (safflower), modified starch

Additives: E14XX Modified Starch , E202 Potassium sorbate , E211 Sodium benzoate , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E445 Glycerol esters of wood rosin , E452 Polyphosphates , E950 Acesulfame k , E951 Aspartame

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E445 Glycerol esters of wood rosin.

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, glycerol esters of wood rosins), acidity regulator (sodium citrates), preservatives (potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate), sweeteners (aspartame, acesulfame k), plant concentrate (safflower), modified starch

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.
  • E445 Glycerol esters of wood rosin 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.
  • 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.
  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.
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  • 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.

5 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.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 31 orange soft drinks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 28th. 90% of the orange soft drinks 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 31 orange soft drinks, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5449000125019, last edited 30 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.
  • 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.