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Is Sanpellegrino Zero Pomegranate & Orange ultra-processed?

330 mL Carbonated fruit soft drink with less than 10% of fruit juice Sold in the United States

Pack of Sanpellegrino Zero Pomegranate & Orange

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:

  • 12 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed carbonated fruit soft drink with less than 10% of fruit juice

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, pomegranate juice, orange juice, carbon dioxide, citric acid, pectin, black carrot concentrate, natural flavors, orange extract, lemon juice concentrate, acesulfame potassium, sucralose

Additives: E290 Carbon dioxide , E330 Citric acid , E440 Pectins , E950 Acesulfame k , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

Water, pomegranate juice concentrate, orange juice concentrate, carbon dioxide, citric acid, pectin, black carrot concentrate, natural flavors, orange extract, lemon juice concentrate, acesulfame potassium, sucralose.

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.
  • 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.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 15 carbonated fruit soft drink with less than 10% of fruit juice

From least to most processed, this one ranks 9th. 80% of the carbonated fruit soft drink with less than 10% of fruit juice 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 15 carbonated fruit soft drink with less than 10% of fruit juice, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0041508796484, last edited 20 May 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.