Is Volvic strawberry ultra-processed?

Flavored waters Sold in the United Kingdom 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

10 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score D

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

volvic natural mineral water 95%, sugar (processing marker) 4.5%, acid (citric acid), natural strawberry flavouring with other, natural flavourings (ultra-processing marker), preservative (processing marker), potassium benzoate sweetener (steviol glycosides from stevia), natural flavouring nutritional

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E960a Steviol glycosides from Stevia

As written on the pack

VOLVIC NATURAL MINERAL WATER (95%), SUGAR (4.5%), ACID (CITRIC ACID), NATURAL STRAWBERRY FLAVOURING WITH OTHER - NATURAL FLAVOURINGS, PRESERVATIVE (POTASSIUM BENZOATE SWEETENER (STEVIOL GLYCOSIDES FROM STEVIA), NATURAL FLAVOURING NUTRITIONAL.

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.

2 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.

Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 119 flavored waters

From least to most processed, this one ranks 60th. 87% 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 3057640406843, last edited 13 March 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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.