Pineapple + Mango Fruit Flavored Green Tea, Pineapple + Mango Fruit

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Pineapple + Mango Fruit Flavored Green Tea, Pineapple + Mango Fruit scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (High Fructose Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate (To Protect Taste)): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Artificial Sweeteners (Sucralose): Synthetic sweeteners are definitive UPF markers.
• Natural Flavors (Tea (Water, Green Tea Powder), Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Other Additives (Sodium Hexametaphosphate (To Protect Taste)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Within Tea & Coffee, this product is more processed than about 94% of the 6,751 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 Pineapple + Mango Fruit Flavored Green Tea, Pineapple + Mango Fruit'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, Phosphoric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Potassium Citrate, Acesulfame Potassium, Calcium Disodium Edta (To Protect Taste).

Added minerals often compensate for processing.