Is Roar Dragon fruit punch ultra-processed?

18 fl oz Energy drink without sugar and with artificial sweeteners Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
E960 Steviol glycosides
E968 Erythritol

28 ingredients
4 additives
Nutri-Score C

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Filtered Water, Coconut Water (Water Sufficient to Reconstitute, Coconut Water), Erythritol (ultra-processing marker), Natural Flavor (ultra-processing marker), Cane Sugar (processing marker), Fruit, Vegetable for Color, Citric Acid, L-Malic Acid, Sea Salt (processing marker), Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Tripotassium Citrate, Stevia Leaf Extract (ultra-processing marker), Dragon Fruit Puree, D-Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), D-Alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E), Retinyl Palmitate (Vitamin A), Pyridoxine, Cyanocobalamin, Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6, Coconut)

Additives: E296 Malic acid , E330 Citric acid , E960 Steviol glycosides , E968 Erythritol

As written on the pack

Filtered Water, Organic Coconut Water from Concentrate (Water Sufficient to Reconstitute, Organic Coconut Water Concentrate), Organic Erythritol, Organic Natural Flavor, Organic Cane Sugar, Organic Fruit & Vegetable Juice for Color, Citric Acid, L-Malic Acid, Sea Salt, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Tripotassium Citrate, Organic Stevia Leaf Extract, Organic Dragon Fruit Puree, D-Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), D-Alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E), Retinyl Palmitate (Vitamin A), Pyridoxine, Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12), Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6). Contains: Tree Nuts (Coconut).

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.

E960 Steviol glycosides Steviol glycosides are sweet compounds extracted and purified from the leaves of the stevia plant.
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.

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.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 60 energy drink without sugar and with artificial sweeteners

From least to most processed, this one ranks 19th. 100% of the energy drink without sugar and with artificial sweeteners 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 60 energy drink without sugar and with artificial sweeteners, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0810015721223, last edited 4 July 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.