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Is X-Zero Pear Lemon ultra-processed?

160 g Energy drink without sugar and with artificial sweeteners Sold in Sweden

Pack of X-Zero Pear Lemon

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:

  • 25 ingredients
  • 7 additives

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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

Sweetener (erythritol), Acid (DL-malic acid), Acidity regulator (citric acid), Colourant (beta carotene), Sweetener (sucralose), Salt, Caffeine, Aromas, Niacin, Colourant (e163), Taurine, DLalpha tocopheryl acetate, Pyridoxine hydrochloride, Thiamine mononitrate, Riboflavin, D-calcium pantothenate, Chromium chloride, D-biotin, Methylcobalamin

Additives: E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene , E163 Anthocyanins , E296 Malic acid , E330 Citric acid , E955 Sucralose , E968 Erythritol

As written on the pack

Sweetener (erythritol), Acid (DL-malic acid), Acidity regulator (citric acid), Colourant (beta carotene), Sweetener (sucralose), Salt, Caffeine, Aromas, Niacin, Colourant (E 163), 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.

  • E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
  • E163 Anthocyanins 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.
  • E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 60 energy drink without sugar and with artificial sweeteners

From least to most processed, this one ranks 45th. 100% of the energy drink without sugar and 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 60 energy drink without sugar and with artificial sweeteners, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7350164570035, last edited 2 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.