Apple & Blackcurrant Squash

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 4 ingredients to avoid

Sainsbury's Apple & Blackcurrant Squash scores 5/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

Sainsbury's Apple & Blackcurrant Squash lists 7 ingredients, starting with Water, Acidity Regulators (Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid), Sweeteners Aspartame and Acesulfame k, Seasoning (Sea Salt, Black Pepper, Preservative: Sodium Metabisulphite (Sulphites), Rosemary Extract) and Apple Juice From Concentrate (39.5%). Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 5/100 Sainsbury's Apple & Blackcurrant Squash scores worse than most water we have scored. A higher-scoring option in water is Great Value Purified Drinking Water at 100/100.