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Is Gummies ultra-processed?

Dietary supplements Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Pack of Gummies

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:

  • 19 ingredients
  • 5 additives

Less processed dietary supplements

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

Glucose syrup, sucrose, dextrose, ascorbic acid, citrus pectin, coconut oil, citric acid, DL-alpha-tocopheryl acetate, niacinamide, sodium citrate, sunflower oil, carnauba wax, beta carotene, purple carrot juice concentrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, steviol glycoside, retinyl palmitate, cyanocobalamin, cholecalciferol

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E440 Pectins , E903 Carnauba wax , E960 Steviol glycosides

As written on the pack

Glucose syrup, sucrose, dextrose, ascorbic acid, citrus pectin, coconut oil, citric acid, DL-alpha-tocopheryl acetate, niacinamide, sodium citrate, sunflower oil, carnauba wax, beta carotene, purple carrot juice concentrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, steviol glycoside, retinyl palmitate, cyanocobalamin, cholecalciferol

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.

  • E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
  • E903 Carnauba wax Carnauba wax comes from the leaves of a Brazilian palm and gives sweets and coated chocolates their shine.
  • E960 Steviol glycosides Steviol glycosides are sweet compounds extracted and purified from the leaves of the stevia plant.

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.

  • Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
  • 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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,145 dietary supplements

From least to most processed, this one ranks 727th. 90% of the dietary supplements 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 1,145 dietary supplements, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600525839, last edited 18 January 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.