Is Swerve Brown Zero Calorie Sweetener ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 6 ingredients
- 2 additives
- Nutri-Score B
Less processed sweeteners
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Organic Blue Agave Syrup
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2 ingredients · no additives
NOVA group
1
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Organic Agave In The Raw Raw Agave Nectar
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1 ingredient · no additives
NOVA group
1
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Date Syrup
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1 ingredient · no additives
NOVA group
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Organic Date Syrup
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NOVA group
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
erythritol (ultra-processing marker), allulose, vegetable glycerin (ultra-processing marker), fruit juice concentrate (ultra-processing marker) (for color (ultra-processing marker)), natural flavor (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E422 Glycerol , E968 Erythritol
As written on the pack
ERYTHRITOL, ALLULOSE, VEGETABLE GLYCERIN, FRUIT JUICE CONCENTRATE (FOR COLOR), NATURAL 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.
- E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
- E968 Erythritol Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
- 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.
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- Fruit juice concentrate An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
Among 412 sweeteners
From least to most processed, this one ranks 382nd. 29% of the sweeteners here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0852700300375, last edited 14 April 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 B (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.