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Is Haribo Sour Golden Bears ultra-processed?

Gummy bears Sold in Sweden

Pack of Haribo Sour Golden Bears

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:

  • 43 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed candies

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

dk vingummi med frugtsmag, Ingredienser (Glucosesirup), sukker, gelatine, dextrose, syrer (citronsyre), æblesyre, frugtsaft fra koncentrat (æble), hindbær, bringebær, jordbær, appelsin, citron, ananas, surhedsregulerende middel (natriummalat), frugt, og plantekoncentra, ter (saflor), æble, spirulina, hyldebær, appelsin, solbær, kiwi, citron, aronia, vindrue, mango, passionsfrugt, aroma, hyldebærekstrakt, Bedst før udgangen af (se bagsiden af posen), Beskyttes mod varme og fugt, Kan indeholde spor af mælk, melk, hvede, hvete

Additives: E428 Gelatine

As written on the pack

DK VINGUMMI MED FRUGTSMAG/Ingredienser: Glucosesirup; sukker; gelatine; dextrose; syrer: citronsyre, æblesyre; frugtsaft fra koncentrat: æble, hindbær/bringebær, jordbær, appelsin, citron, ananas; surhedsregulerende middel: natriummalat; frugt - og plantekoncentra - ter: saflor, æble, spirulina, hyldebær, appelsin, solbær, kiwi, citron, aronia, vindrue, mango, passionsfrugt; aroma; hyldebærekstrakt. Bedst før udgangen af ...(se bagsiden af posen). Beskyttes mod varme og fugt. Kan indeholde spor af mælk/melk, hvede/hvete.

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.

  • E428 Gelatine Gelatine is a gelling agent made from collagen in animal skin and bones.
  • 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.

  • 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.
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.

  • Candies Products in the category "Candies" are at least group 3.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 12 gummy bears

From least to most processed, this one ranks 3rd. 100% of the gummy bears 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 12 gummy bears, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4001686329672, last edited 2 April 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.