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Is Sparkling Ice Black Cherry flavored Sparkling Water ultra-processed?

Waters Sold in the United States and France

Pack of Sparkling Ice Black Cherry flavored Sparkling Water

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:

  • 24 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed waters

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, malic acid, fruit, vegetable juice (for color), natural flavors, potassium benzoate (to ensure freshness), citric acid, sucralose, green tea extract, cherry juice, biotin, niacinamide (vitamin b3), vitamins, vitamin a, calcium pantothenate (vitamin b5), vitamin b12, vitamins, vitamin d3, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6)

Additives: E212 Potassium benzoate , E296 Malic acid , E330 Citric acid , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

carbonated water, malic acid, fruit and vegetable juice (for color), natural flavors, potassium benzoate (to ensure freshness), citric acid, sucralose, green tea extract, cherry juice concentrate, biotin, niacinamide (vitamin b3), vitamin a, calcium pantothenate (vitamin b5), vitamin b12, vitamin d3, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6),

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.

  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 409 waters

From least to most processed, this one ranks 337th. 62% of the waters 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 409 waters, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0016571952105, last edited 13 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.
  • 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.