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Is Schweppes Slimline Lemonade ultra-processed?

2 l Lemonade without sugar with artificial sweeteners Sold in the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates

Pack of Schweppes Slimline Lemonade

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:

  • 13 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed lemonades

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

Carbonated Water, lemon juice from concentrate 2%, Citric Acid, Flavorings, Acidity Regulator (Sodium Citrate), sweeteners (Aspartame, Sodium Saccharin), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid)

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E951 Aspartame , E954 Saccharin and its salts

As written on the pack

Carbonated Water, lemon juice from concentrate (2%), Citric Acid, Flavorings, Acidity Regulator (Sodium Citrate), sweeteners (Aspartame, Sodium Saccharin). Preservative (Potassium Sorbate). Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid)

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.
  • E954 Saccharin and its salts Sweeteners are substances used to impart a sweet taste to foods or in table-top sweeteners.
  • 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.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 9 lemonade without sugar with artificial sweeteners

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2nd. 100% of the lemonade without sugar with artificial sweeteners 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 9 lemonade without sugar with artificial sweeteners, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000193730574, last edited 23 June 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.