Is Ocean Spray hgg ultra-processed?

Artificially sweetened beverages Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Sweetener
E955 Sucralose

7 ingredients
1 additive

Less processed artificially sweetened 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

water, cranberry 24%, milled cranberry purée 4%, vitamin c, natural flavourings (ultra-processing marker), sweetener (ultra-processing marker) (sucralose (ultra-processing marker))

Additives: E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

water, cranberry juice from concentrate (24%), milled cranberry purée (4%), vitamin c, natural flavourings, sweetener (sucralose).

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.

E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 525 artificially sweetened beverages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 64th. 98% of the artificially sweetened 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 525 artificially sweetened beverages, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0031200022547, last edited 18 April 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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.