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Is Sainsbury's Soda Water ultra-processed?

1 litre Carbonated waters Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Sainsbury's Soda Water

No, it's unprocessed or minimally processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

None of its ingredients counts as a sign of processing in NOVA.

  • 2 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Ingredients

Carbonated water, Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate

Additives: E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

Carbonated water, Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate.

Among 144 carbonated waters

From least to most processed, this one ranks 24th. 80% of the carbonated waters 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 144 carbonated waters, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00456845, last edited 19 April 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.