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Is Pepsi Max Lime ultra-processed?

1.5l Diet cola soft drink Sold in Sweden and France

Pack of Pepsi Max Lime

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
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed colas

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

Kolsyrat vatten, färgämne (e150d), aromer (naturlig citron, och limearom med andra naturliga aromer, koffein), syror (citronsyra, fosforsyra), sötningsmedel (aspartam, acesulfam K), surhetsreglerande medel (natriumcitrater)

Additives: E150d Sulphite ammonia caramel , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E338 Phosphoric acid , E950 Acesulfame k , E951 Aspartame

As written on the pack

Kolsyrat vatten, färgämne (E150d), aromer (naturlig citron - och limearom med andra naturliga aromer, koffein) syror (citronsyra, fosforsyra), sötningsmedel (aspartam, acesulfam K), surhetsreglerande medel (natriumcitrater).

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.

  • E150d Sulphite ammonia caramel Sulphite ammonia caramel is the dark brown colour in colas and many sauces, made by heating sugars with sulphite and ammonia compounds.
  • E950 Acesulfame k Acesulfame K is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, often combined with aspartame or sucralose.
  • E951 Aspartame Aspartame is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, used in diet drinks and sugar-free products.
  • 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.
  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.
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.

  • Sodas Products in the category "Sodas" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 67 diet cola soft drink

From least to most processed, this one ranks 63rd. 99% of the diet cola soft drink 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 67 diet cola soft drink, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7310070003126, last edited 25 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.
  • 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.