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Is Precision Hydration PH 1500 ultra-processed?

10 tablets per tube Dietary drink for sport Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Precision Hydration PH 1500

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:

  • 13 ingredients
  • 7 additives

Less processed diet 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

Acid (Citric Acid), Sodium Carbonate, Glucose, Maltodextrin, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Chloride, Potassium Hydrogen Carbonate, Calcium Carbonate, Flavourings, Magnesium Carbonate, Sweetener (Sucralose)

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500i Sodium carbonate , E501 Potassium carbonates , E501ii Potassium hydrogen carbonate , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

Acid Citric Acid, Sodium Carbonate, Glucose, Maltodextrin, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Chloride, Potassium Hydrogen Carbonate, Calcium Carbonate, Flavourings, Magnesium Carbonate, Sweetener Sucralose.

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.
  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 23 dietary drink for sport

From least to most processed, this one ranks 16th. 96% of the dietary drink for sport 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 23 dietary drink for sport, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060623633844, last edited 27 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.