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Is Schöfferhofer Hefeweizen Bier Grapefruit ultra-processed?

500 ml Beers Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Schöfferhofer Hefeweizen Bier Grapefruit

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:

  • 26 ingredients
  • 6 additives

Less processed beers

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

Wheat Beer (Water, Wheat Malt, Barley Malt, Hop Extract, Yeast), Grapefruit Drink (Water, Grapefruit Juice (5 5%), Sugar, Lemon Juice, Orange Juice, Carbon Dioxide, Lemon, Orange Extract, Acid (Citric Acid), Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid), Natural Grapefruit Flavour, Stabiliser (Locust Bean Gum), Colour (Beta-Carotene)), from concentrate

Additives: E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene , E290 Carbon dioxide , E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid , E410 Locust bean gum

As written on the pack

Wheat Beer (Water, Wheat Malt, Barley Malt, Hop Extract, Yeast), Grapefruit Drink (Water, Grapefruit Juice* (5, 5%), Sugar, Lemon Juice*, Orange Juice*, Carbon Dioxide, Lemon and Orange Extract, Acid: Citric Acid, Antioxidant: Ascorbic Acid, Natural Grapefruit Flavour, Stabiliser: Locust Bean Gum, Colour: Beta-Carotene), *from concentrate

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.

  • E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
  • 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.
  • E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.
  • 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.
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.

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

How the NOVA groups work

Among 96 beers

From least to most processed, this one ranks 96th. 23% of the beers 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 96 beers, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4053400209227, last edited 5 July 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.