Lemonade Flavored Performance Drink, Lemonade

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Lemonade Flavored Performance Drink, Lemonade scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Sugar Alcohols (Erythritol): Modified sweeteners common in diet UPF products.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Soda, this product is more processed than about 30% of the 6,804 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Lemonade Flavored Performance Drink, Lemonade's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Monopotassium Phosphate, Magnesium Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Calcium Pantothenate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Broad Spectrum Hemp Extract (Water, Natural Flavors, Vegetable Oil, Hemp Extract, Ascorbic Acid, Gluconic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate).

Natural sources but industrial application.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Stevia Extract (Rebaudioside M).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin E Acetate, Niacinamide, Vitamin A Palmitate, and 3 more.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.