Is Schweppes Bitter Lemon 1.L ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Modified starch
- E141 Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins
- E14xx Modified Starch
- E160a Carotene
- E954 Saccharin and its salts
- 11 ingredients
- 5 additives
- Nutri-Score E
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
carbonated water sugar lemon fruit from concentrate 2%, citric acid antioxidant (ascorbic acid), potassium sorbate, Natutal flavorings quinine stabilizers (modified starch (ultra-processing marker), glycerol esters of wood rosin), sodium saccharin (ultra-processing marker), acesulfam k, copper chlorophyllin (ultra-processing marker), carotenes (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E141 Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins , E141ii Copper complexes of chlorophyllins , E14XX Modified Starch , E160a Carotene , E954 Saccharin and its salts
As written on the pack
carbonated water sugar lemon fruit from concentrate (2 %) citric acid antioxidant (ascorbic acid) preservative (potassium sorbate) Natutal flavorings quinine stabilizers (modified starch, glycerol esters of wood rosin) sweetener (sodium saccharin, acesulfam k) colors (copper chlorophyllin, carotenes)
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.
- E141 Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
- E14xx Modified Starch Modified starches (E1400 to E1452) are starches treated physically, with enzymes or chemically so that they thicken and hold up to heating, freezing or acidity better than ordinary starch.
- E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
- E954 Saccharin and its salts Sweeteners are substances used to impart a sweet taste to foods or in table-top sweeteners.
- Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
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.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Among 612 sodas
From least to most processed, this one ranks 446th. 94% of the sodas here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5449000044839, last edited 22 August 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 E (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.