Is Robinsons Real Fruit Double Strength Orange & Pineapple ultra-processed?

1.75L Cordials Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Colour
Flavouring
E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose
E950 Acesulfame k
E955 Sucralose

18 ingredients
6 additives

Less processed cordials

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

Water, Orange Fruit from are Concentrate 16%, Pineapple Juice from Concentrate 4%, Acid (Citric Soft Acid), Natural Flavourings (ultra-processing marker), Acidity Regulator (Sodium Citrate), Sweeteners Heme (Sucralose (ultra-processing marker), Acesulfame K (ultra-processing marker)), Preservatives (processing marker) (Potassium Sorbate (processing marker), Sodium Metabisulphite), Stabiliser (Cellulose Gum (ultra-processing marker)), Natural Colour (ultra-processing marker) (Carotenes)

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E223 Sodium metabisulphite , E331 Sodium citrates , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose , E950 Acesulfame k , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

Water, Orange Fruit from are Concentrate (16%), Pineapple Juice from Concentrate (4%), Acid (Citric Soft Acid), Natural Flavourings, Acidity Regulator (Sodium Citrate), Sweeteners Heme (Sucralose, Acesulfame K), Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Metabisulphite), Stabiliser (Cellulose Gum), Natural Colour (Carotenes).

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.
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.

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 28 cordials

From least to most processed, this one ranks 18th. 75% of the cordials 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 28 cordials, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010102115545, last edited 20 June 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.