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Is X-Zero Lingonberry ultra-processed?

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Pack of X-Zero Lingonberry

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:

  • 21 ingredients
  • 4 additives

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Sweetener (erythritol), Acid (DL-malic acid), Acidity regulator (Salt), Caffeine, Aromas, Niacin, Colourant (e162, e150d), Taurine, DLalpha tocopheryl acetate, Pyridoxine hydrochloride, Thiamine mononitrate, Riboflavin, D-calcium pantothenate, Chromium chloride, D-biotin, Methylcobalamin

Additives: E150d Sulphite ammonia caramel , E162 Beetroot red , E296 Malic acid , E968 Erythritol

As written on the pack

Sweetener (erythritol), Acid (DL-malic acid), Acidity regulator Salt, Caffeine, Aromas, Niacin, Colourant (E 162, E 150d), Taurine, DLalpha tocopheryl acetate, Pyridoxine hydrochloride, Thiamine mononitrate, Riboflavin, D-calcium pantothenate, Chromium chloride, D-biotin, Methylcobalamin

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.

  • E150d Sulphite ammonia caramel Sulphite ammonia caramel is the dark brown colour in colas and many sauces, made by heating sugars with sulphite and ammonia compounds.
  • E162 Beetroot red Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
  • E968 Erythritol Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
  • 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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

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About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7340158205210, last edited 19 May 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.