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Is V8 Energy Strawberry Banana ultra-processed?

Unsweetened beverages Sold in the United States

Pack of V8 Energy Strawberry Banana

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:

  • 23 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

water, vegetable juice (water, concentrated uices of sweet potatoes, arot), fruit juice (water, concentrated juices of apples white grapes, strawberis), natural flavoring, atric acid, malic acid, caffeine from bladk, green tea, vitamin c (ascorbic acid), banana, purified stevia leaf extrad, niacinamide (vitamin b3), pyridoxine bydrochloride (vitamin b6), ganocobalamin

Additives: E296 Malic acid

As written on the pack

water, vegetable juice (water and concentrated uices of sweet potatoes, arot). fruit juice (water and concentrated juices of apples white grapes, strawberis), natural flavoring, atric acid, malic acid, caffeine from bladk and green tea, vitamin c (ascorbic acid), banana puree, purified stevia leaf extrad, niacinamide (vitamin b3), pyridoxine bydrochloride (vitamin b6), ganocobalamin (vitamin b2)

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 151 unsweetened beverages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 119th. 34% of the unsweetened beverages 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 151 unsweetened beverages, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0051000247797, last edited 14 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.