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Is Ocean Spray Diet cranberry pomegranate ultra-processed?

64 FL OZ (1.89 L) Fruit-based beverages Sold in the United States

Pack of Ocean Spray Diet cranberry pomegranate

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:

  • 17 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed fruit-based 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

Filtered water, cranberry (water, cranberry), pomegranate juice (water, pomegranate juice), natural flavor, malic acid, pectin, fumaric acid, vegetable for color, sodium citrate, ascorbic acid (vitamin c), sucralose, acesulfame potassium

Additives: E296 Malic acid , E297 Fumaric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E440 Pectins , E950 Acesulfame k , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

Filtered water, cranberry juice (water, cranberry juice concentrate), pomegranate juice (water, pomegranate juice concentrate), natural flavor, malic acid, pectin, fumaric acid, vegetable concentrate for color, sodium citrate, ascorbic acid (vitamin c), sucralose, acesulfame potassium.

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.
  • E950 Acesulfame k Acesulfame K is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, often combined with aspartame or sucralose.
  • E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 782 fruit-based beverages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 658th. 50% of the fruit-based 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 782 fruit-based beverages, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0031200270160, last edited 7 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.