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Is Simply Orange Juice Simple Light ultra-processed?

240 mL Orange juices Sold in the United States

Pack of Simply Orange Juice Simple Light

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:

  • 10 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed orange juices

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

Filtered water, orange juice, less than 1% of (vitamin C (ascorbic acid)), natural flavors, citric acid, pectin, stevia leaf extract, beta carotene

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E440 Pectins , E960 Steviol glycosides

As written on the pack

Filtered water, orange juice, less than 1% of: vitamin C (ascorbic acid), natural flavors, citric acid, pectin, stevia leaf extract, beta carotene.

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.

  • E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
  • E960 Steviol glycosides Steviol glycosides are sweet compounds extracted and purified from the leaves of the stevia plant.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 133 orange juices

From least to most processed, this one ranks 128th. 12% of the orange juices 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 133 orange juices, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0025000136887, last edited 15 August 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.