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Is V8 Pomegranate Blueberry Energy ultra-processed?

1 Energy drinks Sold in the United States

Pack of V8 Pomegranate Blueberry Energy

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:

  • 24 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed energy drinks

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Water, Vegetable juice (water, sweet potatoes, purple carrots, carrots), Fruit juice (water, apples, blueberries, pomegranates), Natural flavoring, Malic Acid, Citric Acid, Caffeine from black, green tea, Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid), Sucralose, Niacinamide (Vitamin B3), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Cyanocobalamin

Additives: E296 Malic acid , E330 Citric acid , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

Water, Vegetable juice (water and concentrated juices of sweet potatoes, purple carrots, carrots) Fruit juice (water and concentrated juices of apples, blueberries, pomegranates), Natural flavoring, Malic Acid, Citric Acid, Caffeine from black and green tea, Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid), Sucralose, Niacinamide (Vitamin B3), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12)

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.

  • E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 278 energy drinks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 42nd. 99% of the energy drinks 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 278 energy drinks, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0051000196217, last edited 6 August 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.