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Is Little Moons refreshos Very Berry Mochi Sorbet ultra-processed?

Mochi ice cream Sold in the United Kingdom and Germany

Pack of Little Moons refreshos Very Berry Mochi Sorbet

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:

  • 53 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed ice creams and sorbets

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

Coconut drink, water, coconut milk (coconut, water), grape juice concentrate, calcium phosphate, emulsifier (sucrose esters of fatty acids), salt, colour (carotene), vitamins, vitamin D2, Vitamin B12, sugar, mixed berry puree 13% (blackberry, strawberry, blueberry, blackcurrant), water, rice flour, raspberry puree (raspberry, invert sugar syrup), glucose syrup, chicory root fibre, trehalose, coconut milk (coconut, water), rice starch, raspberry, beetroot powder, tapioca starch, emulsifier (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids), flavouring, salt, stabilisers (locust bean gum, guar gum, carrageenan), acid (citric acid), spirulina powder, soya *Trehalose is a source of glucose, Storage conditions (Keep frozen below), 18°c, Once defrosted do not refreeze, See top of pack for best before end

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E407 Carrageenan , E410 Locust bean gum , E412 Guar gum , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E473 Sucrose esters of fatty acids

As written on the pack

Coconut drink (water, coconut milk (coconut extract, water), grape juice concentrate, calcium phosphate, emulsifier (sucrose esters of fatty acids), salt, colour (carotene) vitamin D2, Vitamin B12), sugar, mixed berry puree (13%) (blackberry, strawberry, blueberry, blackcurrant), water, rice flour, raspberry puree (raspberry, invert sugar syrup), glucose syrup, chicory root fibre, trehalose*, coconut milk (coconut extract, water), rice starch, freeze-dried raspberry pieces, beetroot powder, tapioca starch, emulsifier (mono and diglycerides of fatty acids), flavouring, salt, stabilisers (locust bean gum, guar gum, carrageenan), acid (citric acid), spirulina powder, soya *Trehalose is a source of glucose. For allergens, see ingredients in bold. May contain: milk, nuts, peanuts and sesame. Storage conditions: Keep frozen below - 18°C. Once defrosted do not refreeze. See top of pack for best before end.

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.

  • E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
  • E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.
  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • E473 Sucrose esters of fatty acids Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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  • 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.

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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Invert sugar Invert sugar is ordinary sugar split into glucose and fructose with acid or enzymes.
  • Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
3 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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 8 mochi ice cream

From least to most processed, this one ranks 5th. 100% of the mochi ice cream 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 8 mochi ice cream, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5027324003383, last edited 26 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.