Is Pret: Ginger Beer ultra-processed?

330ml Ginger beer Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Fruit juice concentrate

10 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed ginger beer

cawston press ginger beer Cawston Press 6 ingredients · 1 additive NOVA group 1
Boisson Petillante Ginger Beer Belvoir Fruit Farms 8 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Premium Ginger Beer Fever-Tree 6 ingredients · 1 additive NOVA group 3

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 Water, Fruit Juices from Concentrate (ultra-processing marker) (Grape, Lime), Ginger 1%, Flavourings (ultra-processing marker), Acid (Citric Acid), Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid)

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Carbonated Water, Fruit Juices from Concentrate (Grape 58%, Lime 1%), Ginger Juice (1%), Flavourings, Acid: Citric Acid, Antioxidant: Ascorbic Acid.

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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

Fruit juice concentrate An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 16 ginger beer

From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 81% of the ginger beer 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 16 ginger beer, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5065002532213, last edited 6 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 E (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.