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Is only 6 calories per erving NG PELLE Rubicon Spring ultra-processed?

1.5l Flavored waters Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of only 6 calories per erving NG PELLE Rubicon Spring

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:

  • 15 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed flavored waters

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

Carbonated Spring W%, Fruit Juices from Concentrate Raspy 1.5%, Black Cherry 1%, Actric Acid, Natural Flavourings, Black Carro Concentrate, Pssit Sorbate, Sucralose, Addity Regu or (Trisodium Citrate), Green Tract, vitamins, Niacin, vitamin B6, vitamin B12

Additives: E331 Sodium citrates , E331iii Trisodium citrate , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

Carbonated Spring W%), Fruit Juices from Concentrate Raspy 1.5%, Black Cherry 1%), Actric Acid), Natural Flavourings, Black Carro Concentrate, Preservative (Pssit Sorbate), Sweetener (Sucralose), Addity Regu or (Trisodium Citrate), Green Tract, Vitamins (Niacin, B6, B12)

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 119 flavored waters

From least to most processed, this one ranks 82nd. 86% of the flavored waters 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 119 flavored waters, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000382104384, last edited 6 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.