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Is Gelatelli Exotic ultra-processed?

Ice cream bars Sold in the United Kingdom, France and Portugal

Pack of Gelatelli Exotic

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:

  • 93 ingredients
  • 5 additives

Less processed ice creams

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

skimmed milk, water, sugar, peach purée 8%, passion fruit juice 7%, mango purée from concentrate 4.7%, pineapple juice from concentrate 4.3%, glucose-fructose syrup, glucose syrup, whey powder, coconut fat, inulin, stabilisers (guar gum), locust bean gum, emulsifier (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids), bourbon-vanille-extrakt, acid (citric acid), fruit, vegetable concentrates (turmeric extract, concentrated black carrot juice, concentrated carrot juice), natural-flavouring, storage instructions (keep frozen), if thawed, do not refreeze, at, 18°c best before (see side of pack), additional information, multipack, not to be sold separately, disposal (box), recycle, film, don't recycle, visit us at lidl, co, uk and lidl, ie, lidl great britain ltd, lidl house, 14 kingston road, surbiton, kt5 9nu, cz mražený krém s příchutí bourbon vanilky 53% a mražený krém sorbet z různých druhů ovoce 47%, složení (odstředěné mléko), pitná voda, cukr, broskvová dřeň z koncentrátu 8%, marakujová šťáva z koncentrátu 7%, mangová dřeň z koncentrátu 4.7%, ananasová šťáva z koncentrátu 4.3%, glukózo-fruktózový sirup, glukózový sirup, syrovátkový výrobek, kokosový tuk, vláknina, inulin, stabilizátory (guma guar), karubin, emulgátor (monoa diglyceridy mastných kyselin), extrakt z bourbon vanilky, kyselína (kyselina citronová), rostlinné koncentráty (extrakt z kurkumy, černá mrkev, mrkev), přírodní aroma, může obsahovat stopy arašídů a skořápkových plodů, při teplotě, 18°c nebo nižší minimální trvanlivost do (viz boční strana obalu), skladujte při teplotě, 18°c nebo nižší, po rozmrazení znovu nezmrazujte! gelate ro inghetată cu produs congelat, piure de piersici c concentrat, pi din concentrat 4.7%, sir cocos, inulină, stab mono- şi digliceric citric, alimente cu concentrat, suc de arahide si fructe maximum, 18°c a

Additives: E100 Curcumin , E330 Citric acid , E410 Locust bean gum , E412 Guar gum , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

reconstituted skimmed milk, water, sugar, 8% peach purée from concentrate, 7% passion fruit juice from concentrate, 4,7% mango purée from concentrate, 4,3% pineapple juice from concentrate, glucose-fructose syrup, glucose syrup, whey powder (milk), coconut fat, inulin, stabilisers: guar gum, locust bean gum, emulsifier: mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids, bourbon-vanille-extrakt, acid: citric acid, fruit and vegetable concentrates and extracts (turmeric extract, concentrated black carrot juice, concentrated carrot juice), natural-flavouring, allergy advice: for allergens, see ingredients in bold, may also contain traces of nuts and peanuts, storage instructions: keep frozen, if thawed, do not refreeze, at - 18°c best before: see side of pack, additional information: suitable for vegetarians, multipack - not to be sold separately, disposal: box - recycle, film - don't recycle, visit us at lidl,co,uk or lidl,ie, lidl great britain ltd, lidl house, 14 kingston road, surbiton, kt5 9nu, cz mražený krém s příchutí bourbon vanilky 53% a mražený krém sorbet z různých druhů ovoce 47%, složení: odstředěné mléko, pitná voda, cukr, 8% broskvová dřeň z koncentrátu, 7% marakujová šťáva z koncentrátu, 4,7% mangová dřeň z koncentrátu, 4,3% ananasová šťáva z koncentrátu, glukózo-fruktózový sirup, glukózový sirup, syrovátkový výrobek, kokosový tuk, vláknina - inulin, stabilizátory: guma guar, karubin, emulgátor: mono - a diglyceridy mastných kyselin, extrakt z bourbon vanilky, kyselína: kyselina citronová, rostlinné koncentráty (extrakt z kurkumy, černá mrkev, mrkev), přírodní aroma, může obsahovat stopy arašídů a skořápkových plodů, při teplotě - 18°c nebo nižší minimální trvanlivost do: viz boční strana obalu, skladujte při teplotě - 18°c nebo nižší, po rozmrazení znovu nezmrazujte! gelate ro inghetată cu produs congelat, piure de piersici c concentrat, 4,7% pi din concentrat, sir cocos, inulină, stab mono - şi digliceric citric, alimente cu concentrat, suc de arahide si fructe maximum - 18°c a

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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Glucose syrup 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.
  • Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
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.

  • Ice creams Products in the category "Ice creams" are at least group 3.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 34 ice cream bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 19th. 100% of the ice cream bars 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 34 ice cream bars, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489410850, last edited 29 March 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.