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Is Disney Gala Apple ultra-processed?

Sweet apples Sold in the United States

Pack of Disney Gala Apple

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:

  • 58 ingredients
  • 10 additives

Less processed sweet apples

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

Water, Fructose, Glucose, Sucrose, Malic acid, Citric acid, Pectin, Cellulose, Lignin, Aspartic acid, Glutamic acid, Cysteine, Leucine, Lysine, Asparagine, Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid), vitamins, vitamin A, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Thiamine, Riboflavin, Niacin, Pyridoxine, Folic acid, Pantothenic acid, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Iron, Zinc, Copper, Manganese, Sodium, Boron, Quercetin, Phloretin, Epicatechin, Procyanidins, Chlorogenic acid, Caffeoylquinic acid, Cumaroylquinic acid, Ferulic acid, Tannins, Lutein, Neoxanthin, Carnauba wax, Shellac, Pyrimethanil, Diphenylamine, Fludioxonil, Acetamiprid, Boscalid, Captan, Tebuconazole, 1-Methylcyclopropene

Additives: E161b Lutein , E181 Tannin , E296 Malic acid , E330 Citric acid , E440 Pectins , E460 Cellulose , E620 Glutamic acid , E641 Leucine , E903 Carnauba wax , E904 Shellac

As written on the pack

Water, Fructose, Glucose, Sucrose, Malic acid, Citric acid, Pectin, Cellulose, Lignin, Aspartic acid, Glutamic acid, Cysteine, Leucine, Lysine, Asparagine, Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid), Vitamin A, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Thiamine, Riboflavin, Niacin, Pyridoxine, Folic acid, Pantothenic acid, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Iron, Zinc, Copper, Manganese, Sodium, Boron, Quercetin, Phloretin, Epicatechin, Procyanidins, Chlorogenic acid, Caffeoylquinic acid, Cumaroylquinic acid, Ferulic acid, Tannins, Lutein, Neoxanthin, Carnauba wax, Shellac, Pyrimethanil, Diphenylamine, Fludioxonil, Acetamiprid, Boscalid, Captan, Tebuconazole, 1-Methylcyclopropene.

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.

  • E161b Lutein Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
  • E181 Tannin A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
  • E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
  • E460 Cellulose A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
  • E620 Glutamic acid A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
  • E641 Leucine A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
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  • E903 Carnauba wax Carnauba wax comes from the leaves of a Brazilian palm and gives sweets and coated chocolates their shine.
  • E904 Shellac Shellac is a resin secreted by lac insects, used as a glazing agent on sweets, coated chocolates and fruit.

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.
1 ingredient 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 9 sweet apples

From least to most processed, this one ranks 9th. 11% of the sweet apples 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 9 sweet apples, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0804305040323, last edited 17 May 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.