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Is Fruit Stack ultra-processed?

Ice pops Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Fruit Stack

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:

  • 42 ingredients
  • 7 additives

Less processed ice pops

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, Sugar, Orange juice from concentrate 9.5%, Apple juice from concentrate 8%, Glucose syrup, Strawberry juice from concentrate 2.5%, Strawberry purée 1.5%, Maltodextrin, Flavourings, Stabilisers (Locust bean gum, Guar gum), Acid (Citric acid), Beetroot juice concentrate, Vegetable oils (Coconut Vegetable oils, Sunflower Vegetable oils, Rapeseed Vegetable oils), Carrot concentrate, Colours (Carotenes, Curcumin), Fat reduced cocoa powder, Safflower concentrate, Spirulina concentrate, Emulsifier (SOYA lecithin), Important (Young children (less than 4 years), have limited chewing ability and could choke on small sweets, Good Food Good Life Nestle Registered Trademarks of Société des Produits Nestlé S.A), Vevey, flavours, preservatives, This product may stain, GOOD TO KNOW This product has been developed for the whole family to share, a tasty treat when enjoyed as part of a balanced diet and healthy active lifestyle, CONTACT US Froneriice Cream UK Ltd, Leeming Bar, United

Additives: E100 Curcumin , E160a Carotene , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E330 Citric acid , E410 Locust bean gum , E412 Guar gum

As written on the pack

Water, Sugar, Orange juice from concentrate (9.5%), Apple juice from concentrate (8%), Glucose syrup, Strawberry juice from concentrate (2.5%), Strawberry purée (1.5%), Maltodextrin, Flavourings, Stabilisers (Locust bean gum, Guar gum), Acid (Citric acid), Beetroot juice concentrate, Vegetable oils (Coconut, Sunflower, Rapeseed), Carrot concentrate, Colours (Carotenes, Curcumin), Fat reduced cocoa powder, Safflower concentrate, Spirulina concentrate, Emulsifier (SOYA lecithin). May contain NUTS, MILK and EGG. Important: Young children (less than 4 years) have limited chewing ability and could choke on small sweets. Good Food Good Life Nestle Registered Trademarks of Société des Produits Nestlé S.A., Vevey, Switzerland No artificial colours, flavours or preservatives Gluten free. Suitable for vegetarians. This product may stain. GOOD TO KNOW This product has been developed for the whole family to share, a tasty treat when enjoyed as part of a balanced diet and healthy active lifestyle. CONTACT US Froneriice Cream UK Ltd, Leeming Bar, United

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.

  • E100 Curcumin 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.
  • E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
  • E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
  • E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.
  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.
  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
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.

  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 24 ice pops

From least to most processed, this one ranks 23rd. 75% of the ice pops 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 24 ice pops, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4008211000891, last edited 25 February 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.