Is Maynards Bassetts Liquorice Allsorts ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 26 ingredients
- 9 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed liquorice candies
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
sugar (processing marker), molasses (processing marker), glucose syrup (ultra-processing marker), wheat flour (with added calcium, niacin, iron, thiamin), desiccated coconut, starch (processing marker), gelatine (ultra-processing marker), fat-reduced cocoa powder, liquorice extract, plain caramel (ultra-processing marker), beetroot red (ultra-processing marker), paprika extract (ultra-processing marker), curcumin (ultra-processing marker), vegetable carbon (ultra-processing marker), anthocyanins (ultra-processing marker), lutein (ultra-processing marker), caramel sugar syrup (processing marker), flavourings (ultra-processing marker), coconut oil (processing marker), vegetable extract (spirulina), carnauba wax (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E100 Curcumin , E150a Plain caramel , E153 Vegetable carbon , E160c Paprika extract , E161b Lutein , E162 Beetroot red , E163 Anthocyanins , E428 Gelatine , E903 Carnauba wax
As written on the pack
sugar, molasses, glucose syrup (contains sulphites ), wheat flour (with added calcium, niacin, iron, thiamin), desiccated coconut, starch, gelatine, fat-reduced cocoa powder, liquorice extract, colours (plain caramel, beetroot red, paprika extract, curcumin, vegetable carbon, anthocyanins, lutein), caramel sugar syrup, flavourings, coconut oil, concentrated vegetable extract (spirulina), glazing agent (carnauba wax),
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.
- E100 Curcumin Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
- E150a Plain caramel Plain caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars.
- E153 Vegetable carbon A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
- E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
- E161b Lutein Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
- E162 Beetroot red Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
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- E163 Anthocyanins Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
- 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.
- 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 13 liquorice candies
From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 77% of the liquorice candies here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7622201730550, last edited 16 September 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.