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Is Little Bellies Strawberry Pick-Me Sticks ultra-processed?

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Pack of Little Bellies Strawberry Pick-Me Sticks

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:

  • 9 ingredients
  • 2 additives

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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

Degerminated Yellow Corn Meal, High Oleic Sunflower Oil, Canola Oil, Strawberry Powder 4%, Banana, Leek, Iron (Ferric Pyrophosphate), Rosemary Extract

Additives: E392 Extracts of rosemary , E450 Diphosphates

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E450 Diphosphates.

As written on the pack

Organic Degerminated Yellow Corn Meal, Organic High Oleic Sunflower Oil or Organic Canola Oil, Organic Strawberry Powder (4%), Organic Banana Powder, Organic Leek Powder, Iron (Ferric Pyrophosphate), Organic Rosemary Extract

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.

  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
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.

  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 93 baby foods

From least to most processed, this one ranks 64th. 44% of the baby foods 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 93 baby foods, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0810024400850, last edited 19 January 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.