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IRN Bru

500 ml · ranked #12 of 75 in soft drink
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NOVA · 4 · 33 INGREDIENTS · 6 ADDITIVES
Ultra-processed. 6 additives and 33 ingredients — substantially industrial.
Verified · NOVAUpdated · Mar 2026
Score breakdown · 0–100 per axis
Processing
0
Healthiness
—
Low sugar
90
Low calorie
100
Low salt
—
High protein
0
High fibre
0
Nutrient density
60
Organic
0
Each facet scores 0–100 independently. The headline score above is currently the processing axis only; we're building a weighted composite (Phase 2 — Sprint C) that blends them.
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Barcode · 5000382112686 · Photo sourced Jul 2026
The ledger · every product starts at 100
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INGREDIENT
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Starting balance100
carbonated water
see related (1)
whole / basic0
added sugar-3
—0
citric acid
see related (1)
—0
ammonium
—0
ferric
—0
citrate
—0
sweeteners
—0
aspartame
—0
acesulfame k
—0
preservative
—0
e211
additive-2
colours
—0
—0
yellow
see related (1)
—0
fat
—0
FinalNOVA · 4 · Ultra-processed0

Per-ingredient deltas come from a published rubric. Additive deltas come from the 468-entry E-number glossary (Open Food Facts taxonomy).

Flagged additives · 2
Citric acidE330 · low
Naturally occurs in citrus. Industrial form is fermented from glucose.
Acesulfame KE950 · med
Synthetic non-nutritive sweetener. Co-occurs with sucralose in "0% sugar" yoghurts.
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