Is Vitaminwater Gutsy Zero Sugar ultra-processed?

20 FL oz Flavored waters Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Sweetener
Vegetable fiber

23 ingredients
2 additives

Less processed flavored waters

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, soluble corn fiber (ultra-processing marker), natural flavors (ultra-processing marker), vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, ascorbic acid, niacinamide, calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, cyanocobalamin, citric acid, beta-carotene, beta-apo-8-carotenal, fruit and vegetable, monk fruit extract (ultra-processing marker), electrolytes, calcium, magnesium lactates, potassium phosphate

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E340 Potassium phosphates

As written on the pack

reverse osmosis water, soluble corn fiber, natural flavors, vitamins C, B3, B5, B6, B12, ascorbic acid, niacinamide, calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, cyanocobalamin, citric acid, beta-carotene and beta-apo-8-carotenal and fruit and vegetable juices, monk fruit extract, electrolytes, calcium and magnesium lactates and potassium phosphate

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.
Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 119 flavored waters

From least to most processed, this one ranks 86th. 86% of the flavored waters 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 119 flavored waters, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0786162410740, last edited 17 October 2024), 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.