Strawberry Drink with Fruit Pulp, Strawberry with Fruit Pulp

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Chemical Preservatives (Sodium Benzoate As A Preservative): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Artificial Colors (Artificial Food Color Fd&C Red 40, Artificial Food Color Fd&C Yellow 5, Artificial Food Color Fd&C Yellow 6, +1 more): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Ester Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in 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 Strawberry Drink with Fruit Pulp, Strawberry with Fruit Pulp'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 Cane, Mixed Sweeteners: (Sucralose, Maltodextrin Neotame), Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate Food Grade.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Orange Essential Oil, Brominated Vegetable Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.