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Is Jell-O Dessert à la gélatine ultra-processed?

3 oz Food additives Sold in the United States

Pack of Jell-O Dessert à la gélatine

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:

  • 11 ingredients
  • 5 additives

Less processed food additives

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

sugar, gelatin, adipic acid (for tartness), contains less than 2% of disodium phosphate, sodium citrate (controls acidity), fumaric acid (for tartness), natural and artificial flavor, blue 1

Additives: E133 Brilliant blue FCF , E297 Fumaric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E355 Adipic acid , E428 Gelatine

As written on the pack

sugar, gelatin, adipic acid (for tartness), contains less than 2% of disodium phosphate and sodium citrate (controls acidity), fumaric acid (for tartness), natural and artificial flavor, blue 1,

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.

  • E133 Brilliant blue FCF Brilliant blue FCF is a synthetic blue dye, listed in the US as FD&C Blue No. 1.
  • 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.
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.

  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 135 food additives

From least to most processed, this one ranks 115th. 68% of the food additives 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 135 food additives, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0043000200407, last edited 23 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.