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Yes — Fanta Zero Sugar is ultra-processed.
The drink contains multiple ultra-processed ingredients/additives, including artificial sweeteners (aspartame, sodium saccharin), a preservative (potassium sorbate), a stabilizer/thickener (guar gum), and added natural aromas/flavourings. These industrial formulations place it in the ultra-processed (NOVA 4) category.
Similar products that aren't ultra-processed — swap and keep the flavour.
Other drinks Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Bolt from the Blue
Innocent
Not UPF
100% Sparkling Apple Juice
Appletiser (Coca-Cola)
Not UPF
Smooth Orange Juice
Innocent
Not UPF
BLUE BOLT
innocent
Not UPF
Nescafe Original
Nestlé, Nescafé
Not UPF
Gold Blend Decaff
Nescafé
Not UPF
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Terra Delyssa
Not UPF
Belvoir 100% Natural Blackcurrant Cordial
Belvoir
Not UPF
Cloudy Apple Juice
Copella
Not UPF
Invigorate
Innocent
Not UPF
Yes — Fanta Zero Sugar by Fanta, Fanta-light is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The drink contains multiple ultra-processed ingredients/additives, including artificial sweeteners (aspartame, sodium saccharin), a preservative (potassium sorbate), a stabilizer/thickener (guar gum), and added natural aromas/flavourings. These industrial formulations place it in the ultra-processed (NOVA 4) category.
Nomi flags 4 ingredients in Fanta Zero Sugar as ultra-processed markers: sodium citrate, aspartame, saccharin sodium, carrot concentrate. See the full ingredient breakdown above for what each one is.
Nomi has reviewed similar products that are not ultra-processed, including Raspberry lemonade by Belvoir fruit farms, Elderflower and rose presse by Belvioir Farm, Boisson petillante Ginger Beer by Belvoir Fruit Farms. See the healthier alternatives above for details.
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are industrial formulations made with ingredients and additives you wouldn't find in a home kitchen — such as emulsifiers, artificial flavourings, colourings and modified starches. The classification is based on the NOVA system used by researchers and dietitians worldwide.
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Product information comes from public databases and Nomi's own analysis, and may contain errors. Always check the packaging. Ultra-processed classification is based on the NOVA food processing system.