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Is Pur Aqua Sparkling frost ultra-processed?

17 FL oz Flavored sparkling waters Sold in the United States

Pack of Pur Aqua Sparkling frost

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
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed flavored sparkling waters

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 wat malic acid, apple ice concentrate lackberry juice oncentrat tassium benzoate, potassium sorbate, to ensure freshness, getable color added, daily value* sucralose 5%, natural flavor green tea extract, calcium disodium edta (to protect flavor), niacinamide, vitamin a, calcium d-panthothenate, 5 0% pyridoxine hcl (b6), biotin, cholecalciferol (d3), and cyanocobalamin (b12), juice facts bottle 61%, aldi twice empty, replace cap

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E296 Malic acid , E385 Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate , E955 Sucralose

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E955 Sucralose.

As written on the pack

carbonated wat malic acid, apple ice concentrate lackberry juice oncentrat tassium benzoate and potassium sorbate (to ensure freshness, getable color added, 5 % daily value* sucralose, natural flavor green tea extract, calcium disodium edta (to protect flavor), niacinamide (bs), vitamin a, calcium d-panthothenate (5 0% pyridoxine hcl (b6), biotin, cholecalciferol (d3), and cyanocobalamin (b12), 0% 1% 61% juice facts bottle (503ml) aldi twice empty , replace cap

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.

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 69 flavored sparkling waters

From least to most processed, this one ranks 44th. 90% of the flavored sparkling waters 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 69 flavored sparkling waters, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4099100072709, last edited 26 September 2024), 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.