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Is vitamin water zero sugar dragonfruit power-c ultra-processed?

591 mL Artificially sweetened beverages Sold in the United States and France

Pack of vitamin water zero sugar dragonfruit power-c

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
  • 4 additives

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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, less than 0.5% of (vitamins), vitamin C, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, vitamin B12 (ascorbic acid, calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, cyanocobalamin), vegetable juices (for color), citric acid, natural flavors, stevia leaf extract, electrolytes (magnesium, calcium lactates, and potassium phosphate), taurine, monk fruit extract, zinc gluconate, chromium polynicotinate

Additives: E327 Calcium lactate , E330 Citric acid , E340 Potassium phosphates , E960 Steviol glycosides

As written on the pack

reverse osmosis water, less than 0.5% of: vitamins C, B5, B6, B12 (ascorbic acid, calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, cyanocobalamin), vegetable juices (for color), citric acid, natural flavors, stevia leaf extract, electrolytes (magnesium and calcium lactates, and potassium phosphate), taurine, monk fruit extract, 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.

  • E327 Calcium lactate Thickeners are substances which increase the viscosity of a foodstuff.
  • 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.
  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 525 artificially sweetened beverages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 256th. 98% of the artificially 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 525 artificially sweetened beverages, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0786162003737, last edited 4 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.