Is Schweppes Slimline Tonic Water with Elderflower ultra-processed?

Tonic water Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Schweppes Slimline Tonic Water with Elderflower

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Open Food Facts counts every product in its category, sodas, as at least group 3.

  • 4 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed carbonated drinks

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Carbonated Water, Ciric ER Acid, Acidity Regulator, Sodium Cred ER 250ml Energy

As written on the pack

Carbonated Water, Acid (Ciric ER Acid), Acidity Regulator (Sodium Cred ER 250ml Energy

What makes it processed

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

  • Sodas Products in the category "Sodas" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 24 tonic water

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1st. 75% of the tonic water 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 24 tonic water, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5449000204899, last edited 10 September 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.