The drink is ultra-processed because it contains multiple industrial ingredients and additives. Invert sugar syrup is an industrially processed sweetener. Natural orange-mandarin flavouring is an added flavouring agent. Caffeinated extract of green coffee is an industrial extract. Xanthan gum is a manufactured stabilizer/thickener. The presence of these ultra-processed components classifies the overall product as ultra-processed according to NOVA.
The NOVA system classifies foods into four groups based on how much industrial processing they've undergone. This product falls into Group 4 — ultra-processed food products containing industrial additives such as emulsifiers, flavour enhancers, or hydrogenated oils.
Product information comes from public databases and may contain errors. Always check the packaging. Classification is based on the NOVA food processing system.