Is Ocean Spray Zero Sugar Cranberry Juice ultra-processed?

64 oz Artificially sweetened beverages Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Colour
Flavouring
E960 Steviol glycosides

14 ingredients
4 additives
Nutri-Score C

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

Filtered Water, Cranberry (water, cranberry), Natural Flavor (ultra-processing marker), Citric Acid, Fumaric Acid, Stevia Leaf Extract (ultra-processing marker) (steviol glycosides), Sodium Citrate, Ascorbic Acid (vitamin C), Vegetable Concentrate (color (ultra-processing marker))

Additives: E297 Fumaric acid , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E960 Steviol glycosides

As written on the pack

Filtered Water, Cranberry Juice (water, cranberry juice concentrate), Natural Flavor, Citric Acid, Fumaric Acid, Stevia Leaf Extract (steviol glycosides), Sodium Citrate, Ascorbic Acid (vitamin C), Vegetable Concentrate (color).

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.

E960 Steviol glycosides Steviol glycosides are sweet compounds extracted and purified from the leaves of the stevia plant.
Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 525 artificially sweetened beverages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 96th. 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 0031200023339, last edited 20 August 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.