Is Dole Diced Pears In 100% Fruit Juice ultra-processed?

Canned fruits Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

11 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score A

Less processed canned fruits

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

pears, white grape juice from concentrate (water, white grape juice concentrate), lemon juice from concentrate (water, lemon juice concentrate), ascorbic acid (to promote color retention), natural flavor (ultra-processing marker), and citric acid

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 78 canned fruits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 61st. 36% of the canned fruits 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 78 canned fruits, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0038900029005, last edited 1 September 2025), 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 A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.