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Is ReaLemon 100% Lemon Juice ultra-processed?

48 fl oz Lemon juice Sold in the United States

Pack of ReaLemon 100% Lemon Juice

No, it's unprocessed or minimally processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

None of its ingredients counts as a sign of processing in NOVA.

  • 7 ingredients
  • 3 additives

Ingredients

lemon juice from concentrate (water, concentrated lemon juice), sodium benzoate, sodium metabisulfite, sodium sulfite, lemon oil

Additives: E211 Sodium benzoate , E221 Sodium sulphite , E223 Sodium metabisulphite

As written on the pack

LEMON JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE (WATER, CONCENTRATED LEMON JUICE), SODIUM BENZOATE, SODIUM METABISULFITE, SODIUM SULFITE, LEMON OIL.

Among 24 lemon juice

From least to most processed, this one ranks 7th. 8% of the lemon juice 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 24 lemon juice, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0014800582284, last edited 29 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.