Is Ocean Spray Cranberry Classic ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 8 ingredients
- No additives
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
water, cranberry 27%, sugar (processing marker), vitamin c, vegetable and fruit concentrate (carrot, cranberry), natural flavouring (ultra-processing marker)
As written on the pack
water, cranberry juice from concentrate (27 %), sugar, vitamin c, vegetable and fruit concentrate (carrot, cranberry), natural flavouring.
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.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed
Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Among 514 fruit juices
From least to most processed, this one ranks 353rd. 35% of the fruit juices here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0031200452009, last edited 26 March 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.