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Is Sparkling Ice Cherry Limeade Flavored Sparkling Water ultra-processed?

240 ml Flavored sparkling waters Sold in the United States

Pack of Sparkling Ice Cherry Limeade 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:

  • 13 ingredients
  • 5 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 mountain spring water, apple juice, citric acid, natural flavors, cherry juice, lime juice concentrate, potassium benzoate (to ensure freshness), sucralose, green tea extra, gum arabic, calcium disodium edta, to protect

Additives: E212 Potassium benzoate , E330 Citric acid , E385 Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate , E414 Acacia gum , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

CARBONATED MOUNTAIN SPRING WATER, APPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVORS, CHERRY JUICE CONCENTRATE, LIME JUICE CONCENTRATE, POTASSIUM BENZOATE (TO ENSURE FRESHNESS), SUCRALOSE, GREEN TEA EXTRA, GUM ARABIC, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (TO PROTECT

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.

  • E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
  • E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 69 flavored sparkling waters

From least to most processed, this one ranks 57th. 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 0016571950842, last edited 5 January 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.