Vitamin waters
Vitaminwater Acai Blueberry Pomegranate
16.9 fl oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- No synthetic dyes
Why it scores 23
Vitaminwater Acai Blueberry Pomegranate scores 23 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Fructose: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Vitaminwater Acai Blueberry Pomegranate
Ingredients
- Fructose minus 20 points
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Gum arabic (acacia) minus 2.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 4 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 4.5 points
Nutrition per 100 ml
- Sugars 4.4 g / 100 ml minus 9 points
- Energy 18 kcal / 100 ml minus 2 points
100 − 77.5 = 22.5 → 23
Can’t score above 79. Contains fructose, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 ml
| Energy | 18 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 0 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 4.4 g |
| Sugars | 4.4 g |
| Added sugars | 4.4 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 0 g |
Serving: 500mL
Ingredients
- reverse osmosis water
- crystalline fructose (high concern)
- vitamins A
- C (not recognized)
- B3
- B5
- B6
- B12 (beta-carotene, ascorbic acid, niacinamide, calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, cyanocobalamin)
- sodium selenate
- manganese citrate
- electrolytes (magnesium and calcium lactates and potassium phosphate)
- cane sugar (high concern)
- citric acid
- gum acacia
- natural flavors
- fruit and vegetable juices (for color)
Label text, as published
reverse osmosis water, crystalline fructose, less than 0.5% of: vitamins A, C, B3, B5, B6, B12 (beta-carotene, ascorbic acid, niacinamide, calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, cyanocobalamin), sodium selenate, manganese citrate, electrolytes (magnesium and calcium lactates and potassium phosphate), cane sugar, citric acid, gum acacia, natural flavors, fruit and vegetable juices (for color)
Packaging
Plastic
Context only: no points in v1.
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More from Vitaminwater
Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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21 CFR 101.22 Foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives
“whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”
ecfr.gov
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org