Is little Jude’s watermelon rockets imp ultra-processed?

6x55g Ice pops Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Fructose
E410 Locust bean gum

22 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed ice pops

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

Water, fructose (ultra-processing marker), watermelon 7.5%, concentrate (carrot, pumpkin, safflower, apple, lemon), stabiliser (locust bean gum (ultra-processing marker)), natural flavouring (ultra-processing marker), acidity regulator (citric acid), May contain traces of allergens, nuts, peanut, Keep frozen below, 18°c, Best before end (see side of pack, Not to be sold separatolu)

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E410 Locust bean gum

As written on the pack

Water, fructose, watermelon juice from concentrate (7.5%), concentrate (carrot, pumpkin, safflower, apple, lemon), stabiliser (locust bean gum), natural flavouring, acidity regulator (citric acid). May contain traces of allergens: milk, nuts and peanut. Keep frozen below - 18°C. Best before end: see side of pack. Not to be sold separatolu

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.

E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

Fructose Fructose is the sugar found naturally in fruit and honey, but as an ingredient it is refined industrially, mostly from corn starch.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 24 ice pops

From least to most processed, this one ranks 10th. 75% of the ice pops 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 24 ice pops, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060081115012, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.