Is Powerade Zero Mixed Berry ultra-processed?

28oz 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:

Flavouring
E133 Brilliant blue FCF
E950 Acesulfame k
E955 Sucralose

21 ingredients
7 additives
Nutri-Score C

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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, less than 1% of (citric acid), electrolytes (salt (processing marker), magnesium, calcium chlorides, monopotassium phosphate), natural flavors (ultra-processing marker), sucralose (ultra-processing marker), acesulfame k (ultra-processing marker), vitamins, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B12 (niacinamide, pyridoxine hydrochloride, cyanocobalamin), blue 1 (ultra-processing marker), ascorbic acid, calcium disodium edta

Additives: E133 Brilliant blue FCF , E330 Citric acid , E340 Potassium phosphates , E340i Monopotassium phosphate , E385 Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate , E950 Acesulfame k , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

WATER, LESS THAN 1% OF: CITRIC ACID, ELECTROLYTES (SALT, MAGNESIUM AND CALCIUM CHLORIDES, MONO-POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE), NATURAL FLAVORS, SUCRALOSE, ACESULFAME K, VITAMINS B3, B6, B12 (NIACINAMIDE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, CYANOCOBALAMIN), BLUE 1. ASCORBIC ACID, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA.

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.

E133 Brilliant blue FCF Brilliant blue FCF is a synthetic blue dye, listed in the US as FD&C Blue No. 1.
E950 Acesulfame k Acesulfame K is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, often combined with aspartame or sucralose.
E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 525 artificially sweetened beverages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 231st. 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 0049000079326, last edited 9 June 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.