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Is Hartley's 10 CAL strawberry FLAVOUR JELLY ultra-processed?

175 g Confectioneries Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Hartley's 10 CAL strawberry FLAVOUR JELLY

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:

  • 8 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

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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

Water, Gelling Agents Gallan Gum, Xanthan Gum, Locust Bean Gum Cassia Gum (Acidt), Chric Acid Colour Anthocyanine Acidity Regulator Potassion Crate Flavouring Sweeteners (Sucrale Acesulfame K Rowan Berry Extract Reference intake of an average adult is 8.400kJ, 2)

Additives: E415 Xanthan gum , E427 Cassia gum

As written on the pack

Water, Gelling Agents Gallan Gum, Xanthan Gum, Locust Bean Gum Cassia Gum: Acidt: Chric Acid Colour Anthocyanine Acidity Regulator Potassion Crate Flavouring Sweeteners: Sucrale Acesulfame K Rowan Berry Extract Reference intake of an average adult is 8.400kJ/2.

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.

  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,732 confectioneries

From least to most processed, this one ranks 260th. 90% of the confectioneries 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 1,732 confectioneries, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000354168246, last edited 4 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.