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Is Waterfords Wifords Mwtr L&f Tah Lme 1l ultra-processed?

Carbonated waters Sold in Australia

Pack of Waterfords Wifords Mwtr L&f Tah Lme 1l

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
  • 4 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 94% (mineral water 83%, purified water 11%), fruit juices 5% (apple 4%, lime 1%), food acid (citric), natural flavour, preservative, 211, sweeteners (952, 955, 950), natural colour (plant extract)

Additives: E211 Sodium benzoate , E950 Acesulfame k , E952 Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts , E955 Sucralose

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E950 Acesulfame k, E952 Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts, E955 Sucralose.

As written on the pack

CARBONATED WATER (94%) [MINERAL WATER (83%), PURIFIED WATER (11%)], RECONSTITUTED FRUIT JUICES (5%) [APPLE (4%), LIME (1%)], FOOD ACID (CITRIC), NATURAL FLAVOUR, PRESERVATIVE (211, SWEETENERS (952, 955, 950), NATURAL COLOUR (PLANT EXTRACT).

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.

  • E950 Acesulfame k Acesulfame K is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, often combined with aspartame or sucralose.
  • E952 Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts Sweeteners are substances used to impart a sweet taste to foods or in table-top sweeteners.
  • E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
  • 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.
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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 141 carbonated waters

From least to most processed, this one ranks 139th. 79% of the carbonated 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 141 carbonated waters, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9345905006131, last edited 24 February 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.