Is the Ryl co.™ Southern Sweet Ice Tea ultra-processed?

1 pint Iced teas Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Sweetener
E960 Steviol glycosides

11 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed iced teas

PURE LEAF Real Brewed Tea UNSWEETENED NO SUGAR Pure Leaf 2 ingredients · 1 additive NOVA group 1
Oi Ocha Unsweetened Green Tea Ito En 4 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Unsweetened Black Tea Gold Peak 5 ingredients · 1 additive NOVA group 1
Unsweetened black real brewed tea, unsweetened Pure Leaf 2 ingredients · 1 additive NOVA group 1

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

TEA (water, TEA), ryl sweetener (allulose, stevia leaf extract (ultra-processing marker) (steviol glycosides), monk fruit extract (ultra-processing marker)), natural flavors (ultra-processing marker), ascorbic acid, citric acid

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E960 Steviol glycosides

As written on the pack

TEA (WATER, TEA), RYL SWEETENER (ALLULOSE, STEVIA LEAF EXTRACT (STEVIOL GLYCOSIDES), MONK FRUIT EXTRACT), NATURAL FLAVORS, ASCORBIC ACID, 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.

E960 Steviol glycosides Steviol glycosides are sweet compounds extracted and purified from the leaves of the stevia plant.
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 73 iced teas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 40th. 84% of the iced teas 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 73 iced teas, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0850044667130, last edited 26 July 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.