Is Tesco Cranberry Juice ultra-processed?

Fruit-based beverages Sold in the United Kingdom, France and Germany

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Sweetener
E955 Sucralose

7 ingredients
2 additives

Less processed fruit-based beverages

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

Water, Cranberry 20%, Cranberry 3%, Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), Sweetener (ultra-processing marker) (Sucralose (ultra-processing marker)), Citric Acid

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

Water, Cranberry Juice from Concentrate 20%, Cranberry Purée 3%, Flavouring, Sweetener (Sucralose), Citric Acid

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.

E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 781 fruit-based beverages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 583rd. 50% of the fruit-based beverages 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 781 fruit-based beverages, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5057008510425, last edited 12 March 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.