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Glaceau Açai-Blueberry-Pomegranate XXX Nutrient Enhanced Water
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Glaceau Açai-Blueberry-Pomegranate XXX Nutrient Enhanced Water

20 fl oz

Bad out of 100 High confidence
  • Ultra-processed
  • Contains added sugars
  • No synthetic dyes
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Why it scores 18

Glaceau Açai-Blueberry-Pomegranate XXX Nutrient Enhanced Water scores 18 out of 100 (Bad) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:

  1. Fructose: An added sugar. Strong
  2. Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
  3. 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

Açai-Blueberry-Pomegranate XXX Nutrient Enhanced Water

START100

Ingredients

  • Fructose
    Strong An added sugar. [1][2][3]
  • Sugar
    Strong An added sugar. [1][2][3]
  • Calcium lactate
    Info An additive class typical of ultra-processed foods (NOVA group 4). [4]
  • Potassium phosphate
    Strong EFSA (2019) set a group ADI for phosphates of 40 mg/kg body weight (as phosphorus) and noted that infants, toddlers and children may exceed it. [5]
  • Gum arabic (acacia)
    Info An ingredient class typical of ultra-processed foods (NOVA group 4). [4]
  • Natural flavors
    Info "Natural flavor" is a legal category (21 CFR 101.22(a)(3)): flavor substances from spices, fruits, vegetables, meat, dairy or fermentation. [6][4]
subtotal−47

Processing

  • Ultra-processed (NOVA 4)
    Strong Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. [4]
  • 5 kinds of ultra-processing markers
    Emerging Industrial additive classes found: color (added), firming agent, flavoring, industrial sugar or starch hydrolysate and thickener, stabilizer or gelling agent. [4]
subtotal−24

Nutrition per 100 ml

  • Sugars 4.4 g / 100 ml
    Strong High in sugar. [1]
  • Energy 17 kcal / 100 ml
    Info Energy-dense for its volume. [2]
subtotal−11
TOTAL 18Bad

100 − 82 = 18

Can’t score above 79. Contains fructose, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]

GTIN 00786162150004 · 2026-03-31

score v1.3.0 · kb 2026.10.11

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Nutrition per 100 ml

Energy17 kcal
Fat0 g
Saturated fat0 g
Carbohydrates4.4 g
Sugars4.4 g
Fiber0 g
Protein0 g
Salt0 g

Serving: 20 fl. oz, 1.25 pt, 591 ml

Ingredients

High Moderate Not recognized Tap an ingredient for its evidence and rules.
Label text, as published

reverse osmosis water, crystalline fructose, cane sugar, less than 1% of: Vitamins A, C, B3, B5, B6, B12 (beta-carotene, ascorbic acid, niacinamide, calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, cyanocobalamin), sodium selenate, manganese citrate, electrolytes (magnesium, calcium lactates, potassium phosphate), cane sugar, citric acid, gum acacia, natural flavors, fruit and vegetable juices (for color)

Packaging

Pet opaque, Pet transparent

Context only: no points in v1.

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Sources

  1. Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children

    World Health Organization · Mar 4, 2015 · Agency assessment

    “In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”

    who.int

  2. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030

    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture · January 2026 · Regulator

    “Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”

    cdn.realfood.gov

  3. Added and free sugars should be as low as possible

    European Food Safety Authority · Feb 28, 2022 · Agency assessment

    “Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”

    efsa.europa.eu

  4. Ultra-processed foods: what they are and how to identify them

    Public Health Nutrition · April 2019 · Peer-reviewed

    doi.org

  5. EFSA issues new advice on phosphates

    European Food Safety Authority · Jun 12, 2019 · Agency assessment

    “We estimated that dietary exposure to phosphates may exceed the new ADI for infants, toddlers and children with average consumption of phosphates in their diet.”

    efsa.europa.eu

  6. 21 CFR 101.22 Foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives

    Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), U.S. Office of the Federal Register · Dec 19, 2016 · Law

    “whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”

    ecfr.gov

  7. Ultra-processed food exposure and adverse health outcomes: umbrella review of epidemiological meta-analyses

    BMJ · Feb 28, 2024 · Peer-reviewed

    “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

  8. Ultra-Processed Diets Cause Excess Calorie Intake and Weight Gain: An Inpatient Randomized Controlled Trial of Ad Libitum Food Intake

    Cell Metabolism · July 2019 · Peer-reviewed

    doi.org