Is Schweppes Raspberry Flavoured Premium cordial ultra-processed?

750mL Syrups Sold in Australia

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Colour
Flavouring
E123 Amaranth

12 ingredients
5 additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed syrups

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

sugar (processing marker), water, food acids (330, 260), flavour (ultra-processing marker), preservatives (processing marker) (211, 223), colour (ultra-processing marker) (123), sulphites

Additives: E123 Amaranth , E211 Sodium benzoate , E223 Sodium metabisulphite , E260 Acetic acid , E330 Citric acid

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E123 Amaranth.

As written on the pack

SUGAR, WATER, FOOD ACIDS (330, 260), FLAVOUR, PRESERVATIVES (211, 223), COLOUR (123), SULPHITES.

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.

E123 Amaranth A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
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.

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.

Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 181 syrups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 122nd. 54% of the syrups 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 181 syrups, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9315596002576, last edited 11 December 2022), 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.