Is V Guarana Energy Drink ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 22 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score E
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
carbonated water, sugar (processing marker), acidty regulators (citric acid, sodium citrate), taurine, guarana extract 0.12%, colour (ultra-processing marker) (caramel (ultra-processing marker)), glucuronolactone, caffeine, inositol, vitamins, niacin, vitamin b3, pantothenic acid, b6, riboflavin (b2), b12, flavours (ultra-processing marker), derivatives
Additives: E150 Caramel , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates
As written on the pack
carbonated water, sugar, acidty regulators (citric acid, sodium citrate), taurine, guarana extract (0,12%), colour ( caramel ), glucuronolactone, caffeine, inositol, vitamins [niacin (b3)], pantothenic acid, b6, riboflavin (b2), b12 ], flavours , contains wheat derivatives
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.
- E150 Caramel A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
- 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.
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.
- Sodas Products in the category "Sodas" are at least group 3.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Among 613 sodas
From least to most processed, this one ranks 263rd. 94% of the sodas here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9415767677203, last edited 21 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 E (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.