Is Tesco No Added Sugar Double Strength Orange Squash ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Colour
- Flavouring
- Sweetener
- E160a Carotene
- E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose
- E950 Acesulfame k
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- 18 ingredients
- 9 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed orange soft drinks
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
water, comminuted orange from concentrate 11%, citric acid, flavourings (ultra-processing marker), preservatives (processing marker) (potassium sorbate (processing marker), sodium metabisulphite), sweeteners (ultra-processing marker) (sucralose (ultra-processing marker), acesulfame k (ultra-processing marker)), acidity regulator (sodium citrate), stabiliser (carboxymethylcellulose (ultra-processing marker)), colour (ultra-processing marker) (beta-carotene (ultra-processing marker)), nutrition when diluted according to instructions 1%, typical values energy fat
Additives: E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene , E202 Potassium sorbate , E223 Sodium metabisulphite , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose , E950 Acesulfame k , E955 Sucralose
As written on the pack
water, comminuted orange from concentrate (11%), citric acid, flavourings, preservatives (potassium sorbate, sodium metabisulphite), sweeteners (sucralose, acesulfame k), acidity regulator (sodium citrate), stabiliser (carboxymethylcellulose), colour (beta-carotene). allergy advice for allergens, see ingredients in bold. 1% nutrition when diluted according to instructions. typical values energy fat
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.
- E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
- E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.
- E950 Acesulfame k Acesulfame K is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, often combined with aspartame or sucralose.
- E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
- 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.
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- Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.
3 ingredients that would only make it processed
Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.
- E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
- Sodas Products in the category "Sodas" are at least group 3.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
Among 31 orange soft drinks
From least to most processed, this one ranks 27th. 90% of the orange soft drinks here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5057753325442, last edited 25 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.
- 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.