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Is Prime Blue Raspberry ultra-processed?

330ml Energy drinks Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Prime Blue Raspberry

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:

  • 27 ingredients
  • 6 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

carbonated water, coconut wate from concentrate, acid (citric acid), flavouring, calcium, potassium, sodium citrate, caffeine, sweeteners (sucralose, acesulfame k), theanine (camellia sinensis), preservatives (potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate), inositol, taurine, glucuronolactone, stabilisers (cum arabic (acacia cum), glycerol esters of wood rosins), vitamins, vitamin B6, vitamin b12

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E211 Sodium benzoate , E330 Citric acid , E445 Glycerol esters of wood rosin , E950 Acesulfame k , E955 Sucralose

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E445 Glycerol esters of wood rosin.

As written on the pack

CARBONATED WATER, COCONUT WATE FROM CONCENTRATE, ACID (CITRIC ACID), FLAVOURING, CALCIUM, POTASSIUM, SODIUM CITRATE, CAFFEINE, SWEETENERS (SUCRALOSE, ACESULFAME K), THEANINE (CAMELLIA SINENSIS), PRESERVATIVES (POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE), INOSITOL, TAURINE, GLUCURONOLACTONE, STABILISERS (CUM ARABIC (ACACIA CUM), GLYCEROL ESTERS OF WOOD ROSINS), VITAMIN B6, VITAMIN B12.

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.

  • E445 Glycerol esters of wood rosin Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • 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.
  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.
2 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 278 energy drinks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 152nd. 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 0850040427561, 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.
  • 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.