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Is Robinsons Orange And Pineapple Double Strength Squash ultra-processed?

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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:

  • 19 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

concentrated low calorie orange and pineapple soft drink with sweete edients (water), orange fruit from concentrate 16%, pineapple juice from conce acid (citric acid), natural flavourings acity regulator (sodium citrate), swee sucralose, acesulfame k, preservatives (potassium sorbate), sodium metabisulphite sabiliser cellulose gum, natural colour (carotenes), and, add extra water if given to toddlers, contains naturally occurring su shake well, dilute 1 part concentrate with 9 parts water, it is importa

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose , E950 Acesulfame k , E955 Sucralose

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose, E955 Sucralose.

As written on the pack

concentrated low calorie orange and pineapple soft drink with sweete edients: water, orange fruit from concentrate (16%), pineapple juice from conce acid (citric acid), natural flavourings acity regulator (sodium citrate), swee sucralose, acesulfame k), preservatives potassium sorbate, sodium metabisulphite sabiliser cellulose gum), natural colour (carotenes). suitable for vegetarians and vegans. add extra water if given to toddlers. contains naturally occurring su shake well. dilute 1 part concentrate with 9 parts water. it is importa

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.

  • E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.
  • 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.
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

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010102245181, 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.
  • 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.