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Is Ocean Spray 100% Juice Cranberry ultra-processed?

96 fl oz Fruit juices Sold in the United States

Pack of Ocean Spray 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:

  • 16 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

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 (water, cranberry), grape juice (water, grape juice concentrate), apple juice (water, apple juice), pear juice (water, pear juice concentrate), natural flavors, pectin, ascorbic acid (vitamin c)

Additives: E440 Pectins

As written on the pack

Cranberry juice (water, cranberry juice concentrate), grape juice (water, grape juice concentrate), apple juice (water, apple juice concentrate), pear juice (water, pear juice concentrate), natural flavors, pectin, ascorbic acid (vitamin c)

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.

  • E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 514 fruit juices

From least to most processed, this one ranks 424th. 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 514 fruit juices, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0031200201140, last edited 23 November 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.
  • 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.