Punch Made with 100% Real Sugar, Punch

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Punch Made with 100% Real Sugar, Punch scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Artificial Colors (Red 40): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Chemical Preservatives (Sodium Benzoate, Bha): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Contains 2 Percent Or Less Of Gum Arabic): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Glycerol Ester Of Wood Resin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Other Beverages, this product is more processed than about 77% of the 3,934 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 Punch Made with 100% Real Sugar, Punch'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, Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Brominated Vegetable Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.