Is Ica Basic Fruktkolor 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
- Nutri-Score E
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Glukossirap (ultra-processing marker), socker fullhårdad kokosolja, fruktjuice fràn koncentrat 3% (jordgubbe, citron, apelsin), gelatin (ultra-processing marker) (från gris), syra (e330), aromer (ultra-processing marker), geleringsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (e414 (ultra-processing marker)), dextrin (ultra-processing marker), färgämnen (ultra-processing marker) (e160e (ultra-processing marker), e162 (ultra-processing marker), e160a (ultra-processing marker))
Additives: E1400 Dextrin , E160a Carotene , E160e Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) , E162 Beetroot red , E330 Citric acid , E414 Acacia gum , E428 Gelatine
As written on the pack
Glukossirap, socker fullhårdad kokosolja, fruktjuice fràn koncentrat 3% (jordgubbe, citron, apelsin), gelatin (från gris), syra (E330), aromer, geleringsmedel (E414), dextrin, färgämnen (E160e, E162, E160a).
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.
- E1400 Dextrin Dextrin is starch partly broken down by heat or acid, used as a thickener, binder and coating.
- E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
- E160e Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 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.
- 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.
- E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
- E428 Gelatine Gelatine is a gelling agent made from collagen in animal skin and bones.
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- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
- Gelling agent Gelling agents such as pectin, gelatine or carrageenan set liquids into gels and stabilise textures.
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.
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.
Among 486 candies
From least to most processed, this one ranks 411th. 96% of the candies here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7318690085249, 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 E (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.