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Is POWERade ZERO Grape ultra-processed?

Energy drinks Sold in the United States

Pack of POWERade ZERO Grape

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:

  • 18 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed energy drinks

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

grade zerut water, less than 1% of (citric acid), electrolytes salt monopotassium phosphate, magnesium, calcun chlorides, natural and artificial flavors, sucraluse acesulfame k, vitamins, vitamin b3, vitamin b6, vitamin b12, niacinamide piridoxine hydrochloride, cyanocobalaminte blue, ascorbic acid, to protect fasts, clcium disodium edta, to protect color

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E340 Potassium phosphates , E340i Monopotassium phosphate , E950 Acesulfame k

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E950 Acesulfame k.

As written on the pack

grade zerut water, less than 1% of: citric acid, electrolytes salt mono-potassium phosphate, magnesium and calcun chlorides), natural and artificial flavors, sucraluse acesulfame k. vitamins b3, b6, b12 (niacinamide piridoxine hydrochloride, cyanocobalaminte blue, ascorbic acid (to protect fasts, clcium disodium edta (to protect 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.

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

How the NOVA groups work

Among 278 energy drinks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 43rd. 99% of the energy drinks 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 278 energy drinks, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0049000079319, last edited 21 May 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.