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Liquorice candies, from least to most processed

We track 13 liquorice candies, 77% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Natural Original Liquorice 4 Bars.

What makes liquorice candies ultra-processed

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

Processed food (3)

  1. 1 Natural Original Liquorice 4 Bars Panda · 128 g 3
  2. 2 Liquorice Soft Original Panda 3
  3. 3 Fibre Liquorice Soft & Sweet Renee Voltaire 3

Ultra-processed food (10)

  1. 4 Panda Natural Lakris 240g Panda · 1 4
  2. 5 Fisherman’s Friend Raspberry Fisherman's Friend · 25 g 4
  3. 6 Soft Liquorice Panda · 170 g 4
  4. 7 Salmiak Chili Explosion Pastillfabriken · 25g 4
  5. 8 RJ's original licorice RJ's Licorice NZ Ltd · 300 g 4
  6. 9 Australian Licorice Original Darrell Lea · 200 grams 4
  7. 10 Panda Liquorice Mix Orkla · 170 g 4
  8. 11 Salta Hallon Toms · 27 g 4
  9. 12 Strawberry/Liquorice Pändy · 50g 4
  10. 13 Liquorice Allsorts Maynards Bassetts · 350g 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.