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Is Aldi Fruity filled bars (apple cinnamon) ultra-processed?

225 g Bars Sold in Australia

Pack of Aldi Fruity filled bars (apple cinnamon)

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 29 ingredients
  • 9 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed bars

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Cereals 36%, Wheat Flour, Wheat Germ, Wheat Fibre, Apple Puree 29%, Invert Sugar Syrup, Humectants (422, 420), Milk Solids, Sugar, Polydextrose, Glucose Syrup, Inulin, Emulsifiers (471, 322 From Soy 481), Raising Agents (500, 541), Vegetable Oil, Thickeners (410, 415), Natural Flavours, Citrus Fibre, Cinnamon 0.05%, Acidity Regulator (296)

Additives: E296 Malic acid , E410 Locust bean gum , E415 Xanthan gum , E420 Sorbitol , E422 Glycerol , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E541 Sodium aluminium phosphate

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E410 Locust bean gum, E415 Xanthan gum, E420 Sorbitol, E422 Glycerol, E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate.

As written on the pack

Cereals (36%) [Wheat Flour, Wheat Germ, Wheat Fibre). Reconstituted Apple Puree (29%), Invert Sugar Syrup. Humectants (422, 420), Milk Solids, Sugar, Polydextrose Powder. Glucose Syrup, Inulin, Emulsifiers (471, 322 From Soy 481), Raising Agents (500, 541). Vegetable Oil, Thickeners (410, 415), Natural Flavours, Citrus Fibre, Cinnamon (0.05%), Acidity Regulator (296).

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E420 Sorbitol Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and to keep products moist.
  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
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  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Humectant Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
  • Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Invert sugar Invert sugar is ordinary sugar split into glucose and fructose with acid or enzymes.
  • Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
3 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,328 bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1290th. 89% of the bars here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 1,328 bars, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 26110240, last edited 17 August 2024), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.