Mandarin Drink Mix

Processing Score

14.5Ultra-Processed

02.55.08.010+

Nutrition Score

1.5/10Poor

The processing score reflects 14 ingredients, including artificial colors, artificial sweeteners and ingredients listed as artificial. The nutrition score reflects high sugar.

Nutrient Alerts

High Sugar

Data Updated

Oct 18, 2026

UPC

830108732547

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Nutrition Facts

Serving size17 g

Amount per serving

Calories

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0g

Saturated Fat N/A

Trans Fat N/A

Cholesterol N/A

Sodium 30mg

Total Carbohydrate 16g

Dietary Fiber N/A

Total Sugars 15g

Includes 15g Added Sugars

30%

Protein 0g

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

14 listed · 9 flagged for review

SUGAR, CITRIC ACID, ARABIC GUM, ASPARTAME*, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, ARTIFICIAL MANDARIN FLAVORS, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM CITRATE, MALTODEXTRIN, TITANIUM DIOXIDE COLOR, ASCORBIC ACID, YELLOW 6, YELLOW 5, RED 40.

Listed in source order (heaviest first). Select any ingredient to see its category bucket and other products that contain it.

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Mandarin Drink Mix scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

Artificial Sweeteners (Aspartame*): Synthetic sweeteners are definitive UPF markers.
Artificial Flavors (Artificial Mandarin Flavors): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
Artificial Colors (Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Red 40): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.

Within Drink Mixes, this product is more processed than about 51% of the 4,985 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 Mandarin Drink Mix'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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Maltodextrin.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Acesulfame Potassium, Tricalcium Phosphate, Sodium Citrate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Titanium Dioxide Color.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.