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Is Go Ahead Fruit Slice FOREST FRUIT ultra-processed?

174g Biscuits Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Go Ahead Fruit Slice FOREST FRUIT

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:

  • 46 ingredients
  • 13 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed biscuits

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

Wheat Flour, Grapes 27% (Sultanas, Currants in varying proportions), Forest Fruit Flavour Filling 9%, Bulking Agent (Maltitol Syrup), Humectant (Glycerine), Wheat Bran, Acidity Regulators (Citric Acid, Sodium Citrates), Gelling Agent (Pectins), Blackberry 0.04%, Redcurrant 0.04%, Firming Agent (Calcium Lactate), Raspberry Puree 0.01%, Strawberry Puree 0.01%, Natural Flavouring, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower Vegetable Oil), Sugar, Dietary Fibre (Inulin), Maltodextrin, Rice Flour, Milk, Raising Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate, Disodium Diphosphate, Ammonium Bicarbonate), Natural Flavourings, Glucose Syrup, Skimmed Milk, Salt, Contains 27% Dried Fruit (Sultanas, Currants), the equivalent of 1.3% Fruit (Blackberry, Redcurrant, Raspberry, Strawberry)

Additives: E327 Calcium lactate , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E422 Glycerol , E440 Pectins , E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate , E503 Ammonium carbonates , E503ii Ammonium hydrogen carbonate , E965 Maltitol , E965ii Maltitol syrup

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour, Dried Grapes (27%) (Sultanas and Currants in varying proportions), Forest Fruit Flavour Filling (9%) [Bulking Agent (Maltitol Syrup), Humectant (Glycerine), Wheat Bran, Acidity Regulators (Citric Acid, Sodium Citrates), Gelling Agent (Pectins), Blackberry Puree Concentrate (0.04%), Redcurrant Puree Concentrate (0.04%), Firming Agent (Calcium Lactate), Raspberry Puree Concentrate (0.01%), Strawberry Puree Concentrate (0.01%), Natural Flavouring), Vegetable Oil (Sunflower), Sugar, Dietary Fibre (Inulin), Maltodextrin, Rice Flour, Milk Solids, Raising Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate, Disodium Diphosphate, Ammonium Bicarbonate), Natural Flavourings (contains Milk), Glucose Syrup, Dried Skimmed Milk, Salt. *Contains 27% Dried Fruit (Sultanas / Currants) and the equivalent of 1.3% Fruit (Blackberry, Redcurrant, Raspberry, Strawberry).

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.

  • E327 Calcium lactate Thickeners are substances which increase the viscosity of a foodstuff.
  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
  • E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
  • E965 Maltitol Maltitol is a sugar alcohol made from starch, used as a sweetener in "no added sugar" sweets and chocolate.
  • Bulking agent Bulking agents are substances which contribute to the volume of a foodstuff without contributing significantly to its available energy value.
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  • Firming agent Firming agents keep fruit and vegetable tissue crisp or firm through processing and storage.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Gelling agent Gelling agents such as pectin, gelatine or carrageenan set liquids into gels and stabilise textures.
  • 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.
  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down 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.
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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,514 biscuits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1485th. 83% of the biscuits 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 1,514 biscuits, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000168037011, last edited 13 May 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.