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Is Vive Lemon Zero Sugar ultra-processed?

330ml Lemonade without sugar with artificial sweeteners Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Vive Lemon Zero Sugar

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:

  • 17 ingredients
  • 8 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

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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

Carbonated Water, lemon juice from concentrate 3%, Acids (Citric Acid), Malic Acid, Acidity Regulator (Sodium Citrates), Sweeteners (Sucralose), Acesulfame K, Stabilisers (Gum Arabic), Guar Gum, Flavourings, Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Antioxidant Ascorbic Acid Coconut Oil

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E296 Malic acid , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E412 Guar gum , E414 Acacia gum , E950 Acesulfame k , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

Carbonated Water, LEMON JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE (3%), Acids: Citric Acid, Malic Acid; Acidity Regulator Sodium Citrates; Sweeteners: Sucralose, Acesulfame K; Stabilisers: Gum Arabic, Guar Gum; Flavourings, Preservative: Potassium Sorbate; Antioxidant Ascorbic Acid Coconut Oil. DIETARY ADVICE: Suitable for vegans. No artificial colours or flavourings

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.

  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
  • E950 Acesulfame k Acesulfame K is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, often combined with aspartame or sucralose.
  • E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
  • 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.
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.

  • E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • Sodas Products in the category "Sodas" are at least group 3.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 9 lemonade without sugar with artificial sweeteners

From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 100% of the lemonade without sugar with artificial sweeteners 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 9 lemonade without sugar with artificial sweeteners, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4061462944802, last edited 15 April 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.