Is PRIME Original Flavour Energy Drink ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Flavouring
- Sweetener
- E414 Acacia gum
- E445 Glycerol esters of wood rosin
- E950 Acesulfame k
- E968 Erythritol
- 28 ingredients
- 6 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed energy drinks
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
carbonated water, coconut water, acid (citf c acid), erythritol (ultra-processing marker), calcium, potassium, soi ium citrate caffeine, flavouring (ultra-processing marker), sweeteners (ultra-processing marker) (sucralose acesulfame k), preservatives (processing marker) (potassium sorbate (processing marker), sodium benzoate), theanine (camellia sinensis), inositol, glucoronolactone, taurine, stabilisers (gum acacia (ultra-processing marker), glycerol ester of wood rosins), vitamins, vitamin B6, vitamin b12, "vitamins, vitamin B6, vitamin B12 SUPPORT ENERGY YIELDING METABOLISM
Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E211 Sodium benzoate , E414 Acacia gum , E445 Glycerol esters of wood rosin , E950 Acesulfame k , E968 Erythritol
As written on the pack
CARBONATED WATER, COCONUT WATER FROM CONCENTRATE, ACID (CITF C ACID), ERYTHRITOL, CALCIUM, POTASSIUM, SOI IUM CITRATE CAFFEINE, FLAVOURING, SWEETENERS (SUCRALOSE ACESULFAME K), PRESERVATIVES (POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE), THEANINE (CAMELLIA SINENSIS), INOSITOL, GLUCORONOLACTONE, TAURINE, STABILISERS (GUM ACACIA, GLYCEROL ESTER OF WOOD ROSINS), VITAMIN B6, VITAMIN B12. "VITAMIN B6 AND B12 SUPPORT ENERGY YIELDING METABOLISM
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.
- E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
- 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.
- E968 Erythritol Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
- 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.
Among 278 energy drinks
From least to most processed, this one ranks 178th. 99% of the energy drinks here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0810116123186, 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.