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Is Robinsons Lemon and raspberry ultra-processed?

1L Artificially sweetened beverages Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Robinsons Lemon and raspberry

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:

  • 24 ingredients
  • 5 additives

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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

entrated Low Calorie Apple, Lemon, Raspberry Soft Drink with Sweeteners, ents (Water), Fruit Juices from Concentrate (Apple, Lemon, Raspberry), Acid, Cric Natural Lemon and Raspberry Flavourings with other Natural Flavourings, Acidity Regulator Soun Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Metabisulphite), Sweeteners, Sucralose, Acesulfame biser (Cellulose Gum), Natural Colour (Anthocyanins), Apple, Hibiscus, Emulsifier Esters of Wood Rosins, and

Additives: E163 Anthocyanins , E202 Potassium sorbate , E223 Sodium metabisulphite , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

entrated Low Calorie Apple, Lemon and Raspberry Soft Drink with Sweeteners. ents: Water, Fruit Juices from Concentrate (Apple 11%, Lemon 6%, Raspberry 39%), Acid (Cric Natural Lemon and Raspberry Flavourings with other Natural Flavourings, Acidity Regulator Soun Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Metabisulphite), Sweeteners (Sucralose, Acesulfame biser (Cellulose Gum), Natural Colour (Anthocyanins), Apple and Hibiscus Concentrate, Emulsifier Esters of Wood Rosins. Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.

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.

  • E163 Anthocyanins Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
  • E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.
  • 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.
  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

1 ingredient 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 525 artificially sweetened beverages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 364th. 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 5010102244214, 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.