Is Gerrit Mini-Mini Chicles ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 19 ingredients
- 13 additives
Less processed confectioneries
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Sugar (processing marker), Gum Base, Glucose Syrup (ultra-processing marker), Artificial Flavors (ultra-processing marker), Thickener (ultra-processing marker) (Gum Arabic (ultra-processing marker)), Sweetener (ultra-processing marker) (Sorbitol (ultra-processing marker), Aspartame (ultra-processing marker)), Emulsifier (ultra-processing marker) (Sunflower Lecithin (ultra-processing marker)), Glazing Agents (ultra-processing marker) (Carnauba Wax (ultra-processing marker), Microcrystalline Wax (ultra-processing marker)), Artificial Colors (ultra-processing marker) (Turmeric, Paprika Extract (ultra-processing marker), Copper Chlorophyllin (ultra-processing marker), Carmine (ultra-processing marker))
Additives: E120 Cochineal , E141 Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins , E141ii Copper complexes of chlorophyllins , E160c Paprika extract , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E414 Acacia gum , E420 Sorbitol , E903 Carnauba wax , E905 Synthetic wax , E905c Petroleum wax , E905ci Microcrystalline wax , E951 Aspartame
As written on the pack
Sugar, Gum Base, Glucose Syrup, Artificial Flavors, Thickener (Gum Arabic), Sweetener (Sorbitol, Aspartame), Emulsifier (Sunflower Lecithin), Glazing Agents (Carnauba Wax, Microcrystalline Wax), Artificial Colors (Turmeric, Paprika Extract, Copper Chlorophyllin, Carmine)
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.
- E141 Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 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.
- E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
- 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.
- E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
- E420 Sorbitol Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and to keep products moist.
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- E903 Carnauba wax Carnauba wax comes from the leaves of a Brazilian palm and gives sweets and coated chocolates their shine.
- E905 Synthetic wax Microcrystalline wax is a petroleum-derived wax used as a glazing agent.
- E905c Petroleum wax A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
- E951 Aspartame Aspartame is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, used in diet drinks and sugar-free products.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
- 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.
- Glazing agent Glazing agents, waxes and shellac for example, coat a surface to make it shiny or stop pieces sticking together.
- Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.
- Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.
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.
2 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.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
Among 47 chewing gums
From least to most processed, this one ranks 45th. 98% of the chewing gums here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0086232910621, last edited 5 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.