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Is Sainsbury's Lime cordial ultra-processed?

Fruit juice concentrates Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Sainsbury's Lime cordial

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:

  • 14 ingredients
  • 3 additives

Less processed fruit juice concentrates

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, Lime Juice from Concentrate 30%, Acid (Citric Acid Preservatives), Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Metabisulphite, Flavourings, Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid Acidity Regulator), Sodium Citrate, Sweetener (Sucralose !, allergens e ingredients Allergy advice), see ingredients in bald

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E223 Sodium metabisulphite , E331 Sodium citrates

As written on the pack

Water, Lime Juice from Concentrate (30%), Acid: Citric Acid Preservatives: Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Metabisulphite (Sulphites); Flavourings, Antioxidant: Ascorbic Acid Acidity Regulator: Sodium Citrate; Sweetener: Sucralose ! or allergens e ingredients Allergy advice: For allergens, see ingredients in bald

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.

  • 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.
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 12 fruit juice concentrates

From least to most processed, this one ranks 7th. 67% of the fruit juice concentrates 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 12 fruit juice concentrates, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00173278, last edited 5 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.