Is Topo Sabores Tangerine flavored soda ultra-processed?

355 ml Flavored sparkling waters 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

9 ingredients
3 additives
Nutri-Score B

Less processed flavored sparkling waters

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, tangerine juice from concentrate, natural flavors (ultra-processing marker), ginger extract, citric acid, potassium sorbate (processing marker), sodium benzoate, magnesium chloride, potassium chloride

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E211 Sodium benzoate , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

filtered carbonated water, tangerine juice from concentrate, natural flavors, ginger extract, citric acid, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, magnesium chloride, potassium chloride

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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

2 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 69 flavored sparkling waters

From least to most processed, this one ranks 42nd. 90% of the flavored sparkling waters 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 69 flavored sparkling waters, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0021136181388, last edited 20 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.