Is Haribo Balla Stixx ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 22 ingredients
- 6 additives
Less processed candies
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
sugar (processing marker), glucose-fructose syrup (ultra-processing marker), wheat flour, water, dextrose (ultra-processing marker), wheat starch (processing marker), palm fat, humectant (ultra-processing marker), sorbitol (ultra-processing marker), gelatine (ultra-processing marker), acid (citric acid), emulsifier (ultra-processing marker) (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (ultra-processing marker)), flavouring (ultra-processing marker), fruit and plant concentrates (radish), apple, blackcurrant, glazing agents (ultra-processing marker) (white and yellow beeswax (ultra-processing marker)), carnauba wax (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E330 Citric acid , E420 Sorbitol , E428 Gelatine , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E901 White and yellow beeswax , E903 Carnauba wax
As written on the pack
sugar, glucose-fructose syrup, wheat flour, water, dextrose, wheat starch, palm fat, humectant, sorbitol, gelatine, acid: citric acid, emulsifier: mono - and di-glycerides of fatty acids; flavouring; fruit and plant concentrates: radish,; apple, blackcurrant; glazing agents: white and yellow beeswax, carnauba wax.
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.
- E420 Sorbitol Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and to keep products moist.
- E428 Gelatine Gelatine is a gelling agent made from collagen in animal skin and bones.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
- E901 White and yellow beeswax A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
- E903 Carnauba wax Carnauba wax comes from the leaves of a Brazilian palm and gives sweets and coated chocolates their shine.
- 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.
- Glazing agent Glazing agents, waxes and shellac for example, coat a surface to make it shiny or stop pieces sticking together.
- 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.
- 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.
- Fructose Fructose is the sugar found naturally in fruit and honey, but as an ingredient it is refined industrially, mostly from corn starch.
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.
Among 119 gummi candies
From least to most processed, this one ranks 111th. 99% of the gummi candies here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5012035970192, last edited 27 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.