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Is San Pellegrino Limone & Menta ultra-processed?

Sodas Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of San Pellegrino Limone & Menta

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:

  • 25 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed sodas

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, lemon juice from concen, trate 16%, sugar, carbon dioxide, peppermint infu, sion, natural flavourings, stabiliser (pectins), sweeten, er (steviol glycosides from Stevia, Sweetener from nat), ural, At least 30% less sugar than similar sugar sweetened beverages, Best before (end of the month, mm, yyyy, see base of can, Nutrition Information), O RECYCLABLE! PLEASE RECYCLE ME! Per Per Typical Values 100ml Can Energy Fat, of which (saturates Fibre Protein Salt)

Additives: E290 Carbon dioxide , E440 Pectins , E960a Steviol glycosides from Stevia

As written on the pack

Water, lemon juice from concen - trate (16%), sugar, carbon dioxide, peppermint infu - sion, natural flavourings, stabiliser: pectins, sweeten - er: steviol glycosides from Stevia. Sweetener from nat - ural origin. *At least 30% less sugar than similar sugar sweetened beverages. Best before (end of the month, mm/yyyy): see base of can. Nutrition Information: O RECYCLABLE! PLEASE RECYCLE ME! Per Per Typical Values 100ml Can Energy Fat, of which: saturates Fibre Protein Salt

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.

  • E290 Carbon dioxide 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.
  • E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
  • 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.

  • Sodas Products in the category "Sodas" are at least group 3.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 613 sodas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 264th. 94% of the sodas 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 613 sodas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8002270616839, 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.
  • 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.