Is Sparkling Ice Black Raspberry Flavored Sparkling Water ultra-processed?

240 ml Flavored sparkling waters Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Colour
Flavouring

10 ingredients
3 additives

Less processed flavored sparkling 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, natural flavors (ultra-processing marker), citric acid, vegetable juice (for color (ultra-processing marker)), malic acid, ascorbic acid (vitamin C), calcium disodium EDTA (to protect flavor (processing marker))

Additives: E296 Malic acid , E330 Citric acid , E385 Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate

As written on the pack

carbonated water, natural flavors, citric acid, vegetable juice (for color), malic acid, ascorbic acid (vitamin C), calcium disodium EDTA (to protect flavor)

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.

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.

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.

Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 69 flavored sparkling waters

From least to most processed, this one ranks 54th. 90% of the flavored sparkling 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 69 flavored sparkling waters, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0016571910303, last edited 8 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.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.