Is Jell-O vanilla instant pudding ultra-processed?

102 g Dessert mixes Sold in Canada

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Colour
E102 Tartrazine

14 ingredients
1 additive

Less processed dessert mixes

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

sucre, amidon de mais modifié, phosphates de sodiun sel, arome artificiel, huile de soja hydrogénée, gomme xanthane, mono- ET DIGLYCERIDES, colorant (ultra-processing marker) (contient de la tartrazine), o imported by, importe par (kraft canada inc), don mills, M3C 3J5 kraftcanada.com Kraft Foods KRAFT 1-800-567-KRAFT

Additives: E102 Tartrazine

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E102 Tartrazine.

As written on the pack

SUCRE, AMIDON DE MAIS MODIFIÉ, PHOSPHATES DE SODIUN SEL, AROME ARTIFICIEL, HUILE DE SOJA HYDROGÉNÉE, GOMME XANTHANE, MONO ET DIGLYCERIDES, COLORANT (CONTIENT DE LA TARTRAZINE). O IMPORTED BY/IMPORTE PAR: KRAFT CANADA INC., DON MILLS, ONTARIO M3C 3J5 kraftcanada.com Kraft Foods KRAFT 1-800-567-KRAFT

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.

E102 Tartrazine Tartrazine is a synthetic yellow azo dye (FD&C Yellow No. 5 in the US).
Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 107 dessert mixes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 28th. 87% of the dessert mixes 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 107 dessert mixes, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0066188118418, last edited 22 July 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.