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Is V8 100% juice ultra-processed?

Fruit juices Sold in the United States

Pack of V8 100% juice

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 18 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed fruit juices

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

Vegetable juice (filtered water, sweet potatoes, carrots, beets), fruit juice (filtered water, apples, white grapes, strawberries, bananas), natural flavoring, banana, malic acid, citric acid, beta carotene, vitamin C (ascorbic acid)

Additives: E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene , E296 Malic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Vegetable juice (filtered water and concentrated juices of sweet potatoes, carrots, beets), fruit juice (filtered water and concentrated juices of apples, white grapes, strawberries, bananas), natural flavoring, banana puree, malic acid, citric acid, beta carotene, vitamin C (ascorbic 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.

  • E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 513 fruit juices

From least to most processed, this one ranks 441st. 35% of the fruit juices 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 513 fruit juices, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0051000153395, last edited 5 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.