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Is Sprite Zero Sugar Lemon-Lime ultra-processed?

Diet sodas Sold in the United States

Pack of Sprite Zero Sugar Lemon-Lime

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:

  • 15 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed diet sodas

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, less than 2% of (citric acid), potassium citrate, natural flavors, potassium benzoate, to protect taste aspartame, acesulfame potassium, canned under authority of the coca-cola company, atlanta, ga 30313 by a member of the coca-cola bottlers' association, atlanta, ga 30327, zero caffeine phenylketonurics (contains phenylalanine 100% natural flavors zero sugar lemon-lime is 1% ny)

Additives: E212 Potassium benzoate , E330 Citric acid , E950 Acesulfame k , E951 Aspartame

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E951 Aspartame.

As written on the pack

carbonated water, less than 2% of: citric acid, potassium citrate, natural flavors, potassium benzoate (to protect taste aspartame, acesulfame potassium, canned under authority of the coca-cola company, atlanta, ga 30313 by a member of the coca-cola bottlers' association, atlanta, ga 30327, zero caffeine phenylketonurics: contains phenylalanine 100% natural flavors zero sugar lemon-lime is 1% ny

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.

  • E950 Acesulfame k Acesulfame K is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, often combined with aspartame or sucralose.
  • E951 Aspartame Aspartame is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, used in diet drinks and sugar-free products.
  • 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.

  • Sodas Products in the category "Sodas" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 102 diet sodas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 15th. 98% of the diet sodas 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 102 diet sodas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 04971502, last edited 22 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.
  • 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.