Is Vitamin Water vitaminwater ultra-processed?

500 mL Sweetened beverages Sold in the United States and France

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

22 ingredients
1 additive

Less processed sweetened beverages

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, Cane Sugar (processing marker), Vitamins C, vitamins, vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12 (ascorbic Acid, Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Cyanocobalamin), Electrolytes (calcium, Magnesium Lactate, Potassium Phosphate), Taurine, Citric Acid, Vegetable Juices, Natural Flavors (ultra-processing marker), Zinc Gluconate, Chromium Polynicotinate

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Reverse Osmosis Water, Crystalline Fructose, Cane Sugar, Vitamins C, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12 (ascorbic Acid, Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Cyanocobalamin), Electrolytes (calcium, Magnesium Lactate, Potassium Phosphate), Taurine, Citric Acid, Vegetable Juices, Natural Flavors, Zinc Gluconate, Chromium Polynicotinate.

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.

1 ingredient that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 550 sweetened beverages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 79th. 94% of the sweetened 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 550 sweetened beverages, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0786162003553, last edited 14 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.