Glucose syrup
Glucose syrup is one of the markers Open Food Facts uses to classify a food as ultra-processed (NOVA group 4).
What it is and why it counts
Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising. It is made by breaking down starch, usually from corn or wheat, with acids or enzymes.
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
These are extracted from foods or derived from them industrially: refined sugars made from starch, isolated proteins and fibres, modified starches and oils. NOVA calls them "substances of no or rare culinary use", the other defining sign of an ultra-processed food.
Where it turns up
Glucose syrup appears in 2,153 of the 40,000 products on this site (5%).
Products containing glucose syrup
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Protein Nut Bar Fruit & Chocolate
Nature Valley · 160 g
NOVA group
4
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Twix
Twix · 2 x 25 g = 50 g
NOVA group
4
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PESTO Basilico
Barilla · 195 g
NOVA group
4
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High Protein Crunchy Muesli Roasted Peanuts
Lidl · 500 g
NOVA group
4
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Spanish Style Grains
Merchant Gourmet · 250g
NOVA group
4
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Dark Chocolate Nuts & Sea Salt
Kind · 3 x 30g = 90g
NOVA group
4
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Bran Flakes
Kellogg's · 750 g
NOVA group
4
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Knusper Schnitte
Sondey · 10 x 25 g
NOVA group
4
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Roasted Cashew-Peanut-Mix Honey & Salt
Alesto · 200g
NOVA group
4
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Sour Cream Crackers
Tuc · 100g
NOVA group
4
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Skinny Crunch Light Salted Caramel
Skinny Crunch Light · 100 gram
NOVA group
4
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Very Low Salt Organic Vegetable Stock Cubes
Kallø · 60 g
NOVA group
4
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Loacker
Loacker · 90 g
NOVA group
4
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Raisin and Almond Granola
Crownfield · 1 kg
NOVA group
4
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After Eight Dark Chocolate Thins
After Eight · 400 g
NOVA group
4
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Multigrain Hoops
Crownfield · 375 g
NOVA group
4
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Skinny Crunch Light Raspberry & White Choc
Skinny Crunch · 195 gram
NOVA group
4
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Snickers Ice Cream New Recipe
Snickers · 319.2 g (352.1 ml)
NOVA group
4
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3 Bean & Lentil Chilli
Merchant Gourmet · 280g
NOVA group
4
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Eis Mandel 6er Pack
Bon Gelati · 504g
NOVA group
4
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Theater Box
Nerds · 141.7g
NOVA group
4
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Blueberry Wheats
Kellogg's
NOVA group
4
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Protein Peanut & Chocolate
Nature Valley · 40g
NOVA group
4
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Bourn Vita 500Gram Pauch
Cadbury
NOVA group
4
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Thai Green Lentil Curry
Merchant Gourmet
NOVA group
4
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Frusli Juicy Blueberries Chewy Cereal Bars 6 x (180g)
Jordans · 30 g
NOVA group
4
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Wholemeal Loaf
Warburtons · 700g
NOVA group
4
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Choco Shells
500 g
NOVA group
4
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Mini Mix Classic
Bon Gelati · 50g
NOVA group
4
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Soft Bakes Choc Chips
belVita
NOVA group
4
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Cornish Clotted Cream
Kelly's · 950ml
NOVA group
4
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milk chocolate with caramel pieces and sea salt
Tony's Chocolonely · 180 g
NOVA group
4
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Eat Natural Protein Peanut & Dark Chocolate
Eat Natural · 40 gram
NOVA group
4
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Granola Super Berry
Fuel 10k · 400g
NOVA group
4
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coco pops
Kellogg's · 420g
NOVA group
4
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Cheddars Original
Jacob's · 150 g
NOVA group
4
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Skittles Taste The Rainbow Fruits
Skittles · 136g
NOVA group
4
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Honey & Nut Shredded Wheat
Nestlé · 500g
NOVA group
4
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Eat Natural Dark Chocolate With Cranberries And Macadam
Eat Natural · 40 gram
NOVA group
4
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almond & apricot with a yoghurt coating
Eat Natural · 40g
NOVA group
4
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Tropical Granola
Crownfield · 1kg
NOVA group
4
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Brunch Choc Chip
Cadbury · 5 x 28g (140g)
NOVA group
4
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Mini Cheddars
Pladis · 138g
NOVA group
4
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Hazelnut Chocolate Spread
Choco Nussa · 400g
NOVA group
4
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Multigrain Cereal
Kellogg's Bluey
NOVA group
4
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Twix Twin
Mars Wrigley · 50g
NOVA group
4
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Sweet & Tangy BBQ Beans
Taste of · 285g
NOVA group
4
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Quality Street
Nestlé · 600gm
NOVA group
4
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Tunnocks Teacakes Chocolate 6pk
Thomas Tunnock Ltd · 6 x 24g
NOVA group
4
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Celebrations
Mars Foods · 550 g
NOVA group
4
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TUC Original
Tuc · 150 g
NOVA group
4
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Wild Strawberry Gourmet Sweets
Candy Kittens · 140 g
NOVA group
4
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Swedish Glace dairy-free smooth Vanilla
Wall's · 394 g
NOVA group
4
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Protein Peanut and Chocolate
Nature Valley · 40 g
NOVA group
4
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Madagascan Vanilla
Carte d'Or · 900 ml
NOVA group
4
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Fruit Slices - Apple
Go Ahead · 174g (4x3x14.5g)
NOVA group
4
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Fried onions with bacon flavour
Søder Garden · 100g
NOVA group
4
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Protein Bar
Kind · 3 x 42g (126g)
NOVA group
4
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Chocolate Chip cashew
Kind · 3 x 30 g
NOVA group
4
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Lentil & Chickpea Tagine
Merchant Gourmet · 280 g
NOVA group
4