Zero Sugar Lemonade
The processing score reflects 12 ingredients, including artificial colors, artificial sweeteners, preservatives, plus 2 more we flag.
Nutrition Highlights

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Ingredients
12 listed · 7 flagged for reviewPURE FILTERED WATER, LEMON JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE**, LESS THAN 0.5% OF: NATURAL FLAVORS, CITRIC ACID (PROVIDE TARTNESS), MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, GLYCEROL ESTER OF ROSIN, SODIUM BENZOATE AND POTASSIUM SORBATE AND CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (TO PROTECT TASTE), ASPARTAME, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, SUCRALOSE, YELLOW 5, **ADDS A NEGLIGIBLE AMOUNT OF SUGAR.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Zero Sugar Lemonade scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Starches (Modified Cornstarch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Chemical Preservatives (Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate And Calcium Disodium Edta (To Protect Taste)): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Artificial Sweeteners (Aspartame, Sucralose): Synthetic sweeteners are definitive UPF markers.
- Artificial Colors (Yellow 5): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Natural Flavors (Less Than 0.5% Of: Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
Within Juices, this product is more processed than about 93% of the 9,905 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 Zero Sugar 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.
- EmulsifiersUPF marker
In this product: Glycerol Ester Of Rosin.
Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid (Provide Tartness).
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Acesulfame Potassium.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: **Adds A Negligible Amount Of Sugar.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
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