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Is Vitamin water Blue raspberry limeade ultra-processed?

20 oz Hard liquors Sold in the United States

Pack of Vitamin water Blue raspberry limeade

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:

  • 31 ingredients
  • 2 additives

Less processed hard liquors

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

Reverse osmosis water, crystalline fructose vitamins, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, vitamin B7 (retinyl palmitate, ascorbic acid, alpha-tocopheryl acetate, niacinamide, calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, biotin), zinc gluconate, stevia leaf extract, sodium selenate (selenium), calcium, potassium phosphate, fruit juice (for color), natural flavors, citric acid, cane sugar, crystalline fructose, less than 0.5%electrolytes (calcium, magnesium)

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E960 Steviol glycosides

As written on the pack

Reverse osmosis water, crystalline fructose vitamins A, C, E, B3, B5, B6, B7 (retinyl palmitate, ascorbic acid, alpha-tocopheryl acetate, niacinamide, calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, biotin), zinc gluconate, stevia leaf extract, sodium selenate (selenium), calcium, potassium phosphate, fruit juice (for color), natural flavors, citric acid, cane sugar, crystalline fructose, less than 0.5%electrolytes (calcium, magnesium).

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.
  • 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.
3 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.

  • Alcoholic beverages Products in the category "Alcoholic beverages" are at least group 3.
  • Hard liquors Products in the category "Hard liquors" are at least group 3.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 21 hard liquors

From least to most processed, this one ranks 21st. 19% of the hard liquors 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 21 hard liquors, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0786162411860, last edited 28 September 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.