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Gummy bears, from least to most processed

We track 12 gummy bears, 100% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Haribo gold bears.

What makes gummy bears ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of gummy bears that contain each:

Ultra-processed food (12)

  1. 1 Haribo gold bears Haribo 4
  2. 2 Gummy Bears Black Forest 4
  3. 3 Sour Golden Bears Haribo 4
  4. 4 Organic Gummy Bears Black Forest · 52 oz 4
  5. 5 Ultimate 8 flavor gummi bears Albanese 4
  6. 6 Gummy Bears Sweet Corner 4
  7. 7 Haribo Jelly Babies Double Trouble Haribo 4
  8. 8 12 Flavor Gummi Bears Albanese · 100 g 4
  9. 9 Gummy bears Diablo 4
  10. 10 Gummy Bears Albanese · 1.02kg 4
  11. 11 Goldbears Haribo · 5oz 4
  12. 12 Haribo Goldbears Sour Haribo · 4.5 oz (127 g) 4

Within each group, products with fewer signs of ultra-processing, additives and ingredients come first. This ordering is ours, for comparison; it is not part of NOVA.