Is GB Glace 88:an ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 20 ingredients
- 4 additives
- Nutri-Score E
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Skummjölk, socker (processing marker), vegetabiliska oljor (processing marker) (raps, kokos (ultra-processing marker), kokos (ultra-processing marker)), glukos-fruktossirap (ultra-processing marker), vatten, hasselnötter 3.5%, skummjölkspulver (processing marker), vasslepulver (ultra-processing marker), fettreducerat kakaopulver, stabiliseringsmedel (fruktkärnmjöl, guarkärnmjöl (ultra-processing marker), karragenan (ultra-processing marker)), emulgeringsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (mono- och diglycerider av vegetabiliska fettsyror (ultra-processing marker), solroslecitin), arom (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E407 Carrageenan , E412 Guar gum , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , mono- and diglycerides of vegetable fatty acids
As written on the pack
Skummjölk, socker, vegetabiliska oljor (raps, kokos, fullhärdad kokos), glukos-fruktossirap, vatten, hasselnötter 3,5%, skummjölkspulver, vasslepulver (mjölk), fettreducerat kakaopulver, stabiliseringsmedel (fruktkärnmjöl, guarkärnmjöl, karragenan), emulgeringsmedel (mono - och diglycerider av vegetabiliska fettsyror, solroslecitin), arom,
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.
- E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
- E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
- 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.
- Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
- Fructose Fructose is the sugar found naturally in fruit and honey, but as an ingredient it is refined industrially, mostly from corn starch.
- Coconut An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
4 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.
- Ice creams Products in the category "Ice creams" are at least group 3.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.
Among 34 ice cream bars
From least to most processed, this one ranks 7th. 100% of the ice cream bars here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7310290002268, last edited 12 June 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.
- 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.