Is BUBS Hallon/Lakrits Skalle ultra-processed?

190 g Gummi candies Sold in Sweden

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Colour
Flavouring
Glazing agent
Glucose
Fructose
E153 Vegetable carbon
and 1 more

32 ingredients
5 additives

Less processed candies

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

Glukos-fruktossirap (ultra-processing marker), glukose-fruktose-sirup, socker (processing marker), majsstärkelse (processing marker), maisstivelse, ammoniumklorid (salmiakk), lakritsextrakt, surhetsreglerande medel, midler (äppelsyra, eplesyre, æblesyre, natriumcitrater), aromer (ultra-processing marker), aromaer, svart morotskoncentrat, gulrotkonsentrat, sort gulerodskoncentrat, färgämne (ultra-processing marker), fargestoff (e153 (ultra-processing marker)), salt (processing marker), kokosolja (processing marker), kokosolie, ytbehandlingsmedel (ultra-processing marker), overflatebehand, lingsmiddel (karnaubavax (ultra-processing marker), karnaubavoks, carnaubavoks), fl hedelmän salmi kinmakuinen makeinen

Additives: E153 Vegetable carbon , E296 Malic acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E510 Ammonium chloride , E903 Carnauba wax

As written on the pack

Glukos-fruktossirap/glukose-fruktose-sirup, socker, majsstärkelse/maisstivelse, ammoniumklorid (salmiakk), lakritsextrakt, surhetsreglerande medel/midler (äppelsyra/eplesyre/æblesyre, natriumcitrater), aromer/ aromaer, svart morotskoncentrat/gulrotkonsentrat/sort gulerodskoncentrat, färgämne/fargestoff (E153), salt, kokosolja/kokosolie, ytbehandlingsmedel/overflatebehand - lingsmiddel (karnaubavax/karnaubavoks/carnaubavoks). FL HEDELMÄN SALMI KINMAKUINEN MAKEINEN

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.

E153 Vegetable carbon A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
E903 Carnauba wax Carnauba wax comes from the leaves of a Brazilian palm and gives sweets and coated chocolates their shine.
Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
Glazing agent Glazing agents, waxes and shellac for example, coat a surface to make it shiny or stop pieces sticking together.

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.
Fructose Fructose is the sugar found naturally in fruit and honey, but as an ingredient it is refined industrially, mostly from corn starch.

6 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.

Candies Products in the category "Candies" are at least group 3.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 119 gummi candies

From least to most processed, this one ranks 49th. 99% of the gummi candies 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 119 gummi candies, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7393077181400, last edited 19 July 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.
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