Is Hartley's Sugar Free Raspberry flavour jelly ultra-processed?

2 x 11.5g Fruit jellies Sold in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
E162 Beetroot red
E428 Gelatine
E950 Acesulfame k
E951 Aspartame

9 ingredients
8 additives

Less processed fruit jellies

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

Pork Gelatine (ultra-processing marker), Beetroot Red (ultra-processing marker), Malic Acid, Fumaric Acid, Trisodium Citrates, Flavourings (ultra-processing marker), Aspartame (ultra-processing marker), Acesulfame K (ultra-processing marker), Salt (processing marker)

Additives: E162 Beetroot red , E296 Malic acid , E297 Fumaric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E331iii Trisodium citrate , E428 Gelatine , E950 Acesulfame k , E951 Aspartame

As written on the pack

Pork Gelatine, Colour: Beetroot Red; Acids: Malic Acid, Fumaric Acid; Acidity Regulator: Trisodium Citrates; Flavourings, Sweeteners: Aspartame, Acesulfame K; Salt. Contains a source of phenylalanine.

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.

E162 Beetroot red 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.
E428 Gelatine Gelatine is a gelling agent made from collagen in animal skin and bones.
E950 Acesulfame k Acesulfame K is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, often combined with aspartame or sucralose.
E951 Aspartame Aspartame is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, used in diet drinks and sugar-free products.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

3 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.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 16 fruit jellies

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 88% of the fruit jellies 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 16 fruit jellies, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000354160936, last edited 18 September 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.