Is Lidl Sugar free Strawberry & Cream drops ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 21 ingredients
- 7 additives
- Nutri-Score D
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Sweeteners (ultra-processing marker) (Isomalt (ultra-processing marker)), Sucralose (ultra-processing marker), Cream 6%, Butter (processing marker), Acids (Lactic Acid), Sodium Lactate (ultra-processing marker), Palm Fat, Colours (ultra-processing marker) (Titanium Dioxide (ultra-processing marker)), Paprika Extract (ultra-processing marker), Emulsifier (ultra-processing marker) (Soya Lecithins (ultra-processing marker)), Salt (processing marker), Natural Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), Natural Strawberry Flavouring with other Natural Flavouring (contains Caffeine), Fruit Juices (Elderberry, Strawberry)
Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E171 Titanium dioxide , E270 Lactic acid , E322 Lecithins , E325 Sodium lactate , E953 Isomalt , E955 Sucralose
As written on the pack
Sweeteners: Isomalt, Sucralose; 6% Cream (Milk), Butter (Milk), Acids: Lactic Acid, Sodium Lactate; Palm Fat, Colours: Titanium Dioxide, Paprika Extract; Emulsifier: Soya Lecithins; Salt, Natural Flavouring, Natural Strawberry Flavouring with other Natural Flavouring (contains Caffeine), Concentrated Fruit Juices (Elderberry, Strawberry).
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.
- E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
- E171 Titanium dioxide Titanium dioxide is a white pigment.
- E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
- E325 Sodium lactate Antioxidants are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by oxidation, such as fat rancidity and colour changes.
- E953 Isomalt Stabilisers are substances which make it possible to maintain the physico-chemical state of a foodstuff; stabilisers include substances which enable the maintenance of a homogenous dispersion of two or more immiscible substances in a foodstuff, substances which stabilise, retain or intensify an existing colour of a foodstuff and substances which increase the binding capacity of the food, including the formation of cross-links between proteins enabling the binding of food pieces into re-constituted food.
- E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
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- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
- Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
- Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.
4 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.
Among 486 candies
From least to most processed, this one ranks 390th. 96% of the candies here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 20369361, last edited 27 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 D (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.