Is Sainsbury's Diet Ginger Ale ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 11 ingredients
- 5 additives
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Carbonated Water, Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), Acid (Citric Acid), Sweeteners (ultra-processing marker) (Acesulfame K (ultra-processing marker)), Sucralose (ultra-processing marker), Preservative (processing marker) (Potassium Sorbate (processing marker)), Colour (ultra-processing marker) (Sulphite Ammonia Caramel (ultra-processing marker))
Additives: E150d Sulphite ammonia caramel , E202 Potassium sorbate , E330 Citric acid , E950 Acesulfame k , E955 Sucralose
As written on the pack
Carbonated Water, Flavouring, Acid: Citric Acid; Sweeteners: Acesulfame K, Sucralose; Preservative: Potassium Sorbate; Colour: Sulphite Ammonia Caramel.
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.
- E150d Sulphite ammonia caramel Sulphite ammonia caramel is the dark brown colour in colas and many sauces, made by heating sugars with sulphite and ammonia compounds.
- 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.
- Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.
3 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.
- Sodas Products in the category "Sodas" are at least group 3.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
Among 612 sodas
From least to most processed, this one ranks 492nd. 94% of the sodas here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 01504095, last edited 1 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.