Is Malaco Fruxo ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 16 ingredients
- 6 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed candies
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Glukossirap (ultra-processing marker), socker (processing marker), gelatin (ultra-processing marker), stärkelse (processing marker), aromer (ultra-processing marker), syra (e270), vegetabiliska oljor (processing marker) (kokos, raps), ytbehandlingsmiddel (karnaubavax (ultra-processing marker)), färgämnen (ultra-processing marker) (karmin (ultra-processing marker), klorofyllinkopparkomplex, betakaroten (ultra-processing marker))
Additives: E120 Cochineal , E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene , E270 Lactic acid , E428 Gelatine , E903 Carnauba wax
As written on the pack
Glukossirap, socker, gelatin, stärkelse, aromer, syra (E270), vegetabiliska oljor (kokos, raps), ytbehandlingsmiddel (karnaubavax), färgämnen (karmin, klorofyllinkopparkomplex, betakaroten).
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.
- E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
- E428 Gelatine Gelatine is a gelling agent made from collagen in animal skin and bones.
- E903 Carnauba wax Carnauba wax comes from the leaves of a Brazilian palm and gives sweets and coated chocolates their shine.
- 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.
5 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.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
Among 486 candies
From least to most processed, this one ranks 317th. 96% of the candies here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7310780002365, last edited 2 April 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 E (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.