Is Splenda Asucar ultra-processed?

Yes, it's ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

dextrose (ultra-processing marker), maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), splenda sucralose

Additives: E955 Sucralose

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E955 Sucralose.

As written on the pack

DEXTROSE, MALTODEXTRIN, SPLENDA SUCRALOSE.

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.

From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 100% of the artificial sugar substitutes 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.

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0722776004289, last edited 27 January 2025), 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.