Is Halls Soothers Cherry ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 18 ingredients
- 7 additives
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Glucose syrup (ultra-processing marker), sugar glucose-fructose syrup, stabiliser (glycerol (ultra-processing marker)), acids (lactic acid, citric acid), cherry juice 0.4%, colours (ultra-processing marker) (anthocyanins (ultra-processing marker), paprika extract (ultra-processing marker)), acidity regulators (sodium lactate (ultra-processing marker), potassium citrates), flavourings (ultra-processing marker), emulsifier (ultra-processing marker) (lecithins), Equivalent to 2.2% fruit juice
Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E163 Anthocyanins , E270 Lactic acid , E325 Sodium lactate , E330 Citric acid , E332 Potassium citrates , E422 Glycerol
As written on the pack
Glucose syrup, sugar glucose-fructose syrup, stabiliser (glycerol), acids (lactic acid, citric acid), concentrated cherry juice (0.4 %)*, colours (anthocyanins, paprika extract), acidity regulators (sodium lactate, potassium citrates), flavourings, emulsifier (lecithins).* Equivalent to 2.2% fruit juice.
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.
- E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
- E163 Anthocyanins 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.
- E325 Sodium lactate Antioxidants are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by oxidation, such as fat rancidity and colour changes.
- E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
- 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.
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- 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.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed
Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.
- Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
Among 1,731 confectioneries
From least to most processed, this one ranks 1401st. 90% of the confectioneries here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010455063135, last edited 15 July 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.