Is Malaco Fizzypop ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 12 ingredients
- 5 additives
- Nutri-Score E
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
glukossirap (ultra-processing marker), socker (processing marker), vatten, gelatin (ultra-processing marker), syra (citronsyra), färgämnen (ultra-processing marker) (e170 (ultra-processing marker), e120 (ultra-processing marker), e133 (ultra-processing marker)), fullhärdat palmfett, arom (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E120 Cochineal , E133 Brilliant blue FCF , E170 Calcium carbonates , E330 Citric acid , E428 Gelatine
As written on the pack
glukossirap, socker, vatten, gelatin, syra (citronsyra), färgämnen (E170, E120,E133), fullhärdat palmfett, arom
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.
- E120 Cochineal Carmine is a red colour made from cochineal insects.
- E133 Brilliant blue FCF Brilliant blue FCF is a synthetic blue dye, listed in the US as FD&C Blue No. 1.
- E170 Calcium carbonates Calcium carbonate is chalk.
- E428 Gelatine Gelatine is a gelling agent made from collagen in animal skin and bones.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
- 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.
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.
- Candies Products in the category "Candies" are at least group 3.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
Among 486 candies
From least to most processed, this one ranks 304th. 96% of the candies here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7310350110131, last edited 5 March 2024), 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 E (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.