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Is Prime Strawberry Watermelon Hydration Drink ultra-processed?

16.9 fl oz Artificially sweetened beverages Sold in the United States

Pack of Prime Strawberry Watermelon Hydration Drink

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:

  • 22 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

filtered water, coconut water, citric acid, dipotassium phosphate, trimagnesium citrate, natural flavor, fruit, vegetable juice (for color), sucralose, l-isoleucine, l-leucine, l-valine, d-alpha tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e), acesulfame potassium, retinyl palmitate (vitamin a), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), cyanocobalamin (vitamin b12)

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E340 Potassium phosphates , E340ii Dipotassium phosphate , E950 Acesulfame k , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

filtered water, coconut water from concentrate, citric acid, dipotassium phosphate, trimagnesium citrate, natural flavor, fruit and vegetable juice (for color), sucralose, l-isoleucine, l-leucine, l-valine, d-alpha tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e), acesulfame potassium, retinyl palmitate (vitamin a), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), cyanocobalamin (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.

  • 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.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 525 artificially sweetened beverages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 186th. 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 0850003560977, last edited 28 April 2025), 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.