Is Bettergoods Organic Mixed Berries Fruit Snacks ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 13 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed confectioneries
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
rice syrup, cane sugar (processing marker), pectin (ultra-processing marker), citric acid, water, natural flavors (ultra-processing marker), radish, blackcurrant, apple juice, carrot juice, carnauba wax (ultra-processing marker), sunflower oil (processing marker), wheat starch (processing marker)
Additives: E330 Citric acid , E440 Pectins , E903 Carnauba wax
As written on the pack
organic rice syrup, organic cane sugar, pectin, citric acid, water, natural flavors, organic radish juice, organic blackcurrant juice, organic apple juice, organic carrot juice, organic carnauba wax, organic sunflower oil, wheat starch
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.
- E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
- E903 Carnauba wax Carnauba wax comes from the leaves of a Brazilian palm and gives sweets and coated chocolates their shine.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
4 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.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- 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.
Among 1,731 confectioneries
From least to most processed, this one ranks 606th. 90% of the confectioneries here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0194346188864, last edited 8 August 2026), 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 E (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.