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Is Fini Triss i hjärter ultra-processed?

1kg Gummi candies Sold in Finland

Pack of Fini Triss i hjärter

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:

  • 23 ingredients
  • 9 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

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 sirap, socker, vatten, gelatin, fuktighetsbevarande medel (e420), syror (e330), e270, konsistensgivare (pektin), aromer, surhetsreglerande medel (e325), frukt, växt (morot, svart vinbär), färgämnen (e120), e160c, e171, tillverkat i fabrik som även hanterar mjölk råvaror

Additives: E120 Cochineal , E160c Paprika extract , E171 Titanium dioxide , E270 Lactic acid , E325 Sodium lactate , E330 Citric acid , E420 Sorbitol , E428 Gelatine , E440a Pectin

As written on the pack

GLUKOS SIRAP, SOCKER, VATTEN, GELATIN, FUKTIGHETSBEVARANDE MEDEL: E420, SYROR: E330, E270, KONSISTENSGIVARE: PEKTIN, AROMER, SURHETSREGLERANDE MEDEL: E325, FRUKT KONCENTRAT OCH VÄXT EXTRAKT (MOROT, SVART VINBÄR), FÄRGÄMNEN: E120, E160c, E171. TILLVERKAT I FABRIK SOM ÄVEN HANTERAR MJÖLK RÅVAROR.

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.

  • E120 Cochineal Carmine is a red colour made from cochineal insects.
  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • E171 Titanium dioxide Titanium dioxide is a white pigment.
  • E325 Sodium lactate Antioxidants are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by oxidation, such as fat rancidity and colour changes.
  • E420 Sorbitol Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and to keep products moist.
  • E428 Gelatine Gelatine is a gelling agent made from collagen in animal skin and bones.
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  • 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.
  • 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.

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.
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.

  • Candies Products in the category "Candies" are at least group 3.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • 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 104th. 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 8410525220241, last edited 28 February 2022), 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.