Is Splenda Low Calorie Sweetener ultra-processed?

Sugars Sold in the United Kingdom

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

maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), sweetener (ultra-processing marker) (sucralose 1%)

As written on the pack

maltodextrin, sweetener (sucralose 1%)

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

Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.

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

Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.

From least to most processed, this one ranks 81st. 31% of the sugars 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 8718226401793, last edited 27 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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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.