Is Science In Sport Hydro Cola + Caffeine with added B Vitamins ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 24 ingredients
- 6 additives
Less processed dietary supplements
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Acid (Citric Acid), Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate, Humectant (ultra-processing marker) (Sorbitol (ultra-processing marker)), Sodium Chloride, Maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), Inulin (ultra-processing marker), Calcium Carbonate, Flavourings (ultra-processing marker), Potassium Chloride, Colour (ultra-processing marker) (Sulphite Ammonia Caramel (ultra-processing marker)), Caffeine, Starch (processing marker), Tricalcium Phosphate, Magnesium Carbonate, Sweetener (ultra-processing marker) (Sucralose (ultra-processing marker)), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Riboflavin 5-Phosphate Sodium, Thiamin Hydrochloride (Vitamin B1)
Additives: E150d Sulphite ammonia caramel , E330 Citric acid , E420 Sorbitol , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate , E955 Sucralose
As written on the pack
Acid (Citric Acid), Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate, Humectant (Sorbitol), Sodium Chloride, Maltodextrin, Inulin, Calcium Carbonate, Flavourings, Potassium Chloride, Colour (Sulphite Ammonia Caramel), Caffeine Anhydrous, Starch, Tricalcium Phosphate), Magnesium Carbonate, Sweetener (Sucralose), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Riboflavin 5-Phosphate Sodium (Vitamin B2), Thiamin Hydrochloride (Vitamin B1).
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.
- E150d Sulphite ammonia caramel Sulphite ammonia caramel is the dark brown colour in colas and many sauces, made by heating sugars with sulphite and ammonia compounds.
- E420 Sorbitol Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and to keep products moist.
- E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
- 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.
- Humectant Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
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- Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
- Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed
Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Among 1,146 dietary supplements
From least to most processed, this one ranks 1026th. 90% of the dietary supplements here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5025324005703, last edited 21 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.
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.