Is Schweppes Classic Lemonade ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 14 ingredients
- 5 additives
- Nutri-Score D
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Carbonated Water, Sugar (processing marker), Lemon Juice From Concentrate 2%, Acid (Citric Acid), Flavourings (ultra-processing marker), Acidity Regulator (Sodium Citrates), Sweeteners (ultra-processing marker), Aspartame (ultra-processing marker), Sodium Saccharin Preservative (Potassium Sorbate (processing marker)), Antioxidant, Ascorbic Acid
Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E951 Aspartame
As written on the pack
Carbonated Water, Sugar, Lemon Juice From Concentrate (2%), Acid (Citric Acid), Flavourings, Acidity Regulator (Sodium Citrates), Sweeteners (Aspartame, Sodium Saccharin Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid Contains a Source of Phenylalanine.
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.
- E951 Aspartame Aspartame is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, used in diet drinks and sugar-free products.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
- Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.
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.
- E202 Potassium sorbate 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.
- Sodas Products in the category "Sodas" are at least group 3.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Among 612 sodas
From least to most processed, this one ranks 299th. 94% of the sodas here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 50193356, 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.