Is Tropicana Zero Sugar Fruit Punch ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 12 ingredients
- 2 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed fruit juices
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Water, lemon juice concentrate, citric acid, potassium citrate, natural flavor (ultra-processing marker), ascorbic acid (vitamin C), peach puree, cherry juice, red grape juice, clarified pineapple juice concentrate, steviol glycosides (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E330 Citric acid , E960 Steviol glycosides
As written on the pack
Water, lemon juice concentrate, citric acid, potassium citrate, natural flavor, ascorbic acid (vitamin C), peach puree concentrate, cherry juice concentrate, red grape juice concentrate, clarified pineapple juice concentrate, steviol glycosides.
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.
Among 513 fruit juices
From least to most processed, this one ranks 429th. 35% of the fruit juices here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0048500205945, last edited 2 January 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.