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Is None Pears General ultra-processed?

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Pack of None Pears General

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:

  • 40 ingredients
  • 5 additives

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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

pea protein 43.5%, fructose, safflower oil, inulin, thickeners (guar gum, xanthan caraghennes gum, pectin), calcium citrate, but, emulsifier (sunflower lecithin), l-methionine, rapeseed oil, magnesium oxide, sodium chloride, l-ascorbic acid, beta-carotene, dl-alpha-tocopherol acetate, blueberry juice, potassium phosphate pomegranate juice, aromas, charge agent (microcristalline cellulose), iron fumarate, nicotinamide, parsley, papaya, zinc oxide, calcium d-pantotherate, manganese carbonate, copper citrate, cyanocobalamine, cholecalciferol, pyridoxine chloride, thiamine chloride riboflavin, pteroylmonoglutamic acid, potassium iodure, sodium selenite, d-biotine r

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E412 Guar gum , E440 Pectins , E460 Cellulose

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E460 Cellulose.

As written on the pack

pea protein (43.5%), fructose, safflower oil, inulin, thickeners (guar gum, xanthan caraghennes gum, pectin), calcium citrate, but, emulsifier (sunflower lecithin), l-methionine, rapeseed oil, magnesium oxide, sodium chloride, l-ascorbic acid, beta-carotene, dl-alpha-tocopherol acetate, blueberry juice powder, potassium phosphate pomegranate juice, aromas, charge agent (microcristalline cellulose) , iron fumarate, nicotinamide, parsley powder, papaya powder, zinc oxide, calcium d-pantotherate, manganese carbonate, copper citrate, cyanocobalamine, cholecalciferol, pyridoxine chloride, thiamine chloride riboflavin, pteroylmonoglutamic acid, potassium iodure, sodium selenite, d-biotine r

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.

  • E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
  • E460 Cellulose A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
  • 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.
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  • Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.

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.
  • 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.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 71 fresh fruits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 71st. 10% of the fresh fruits 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 71 fresh fruits, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00003118, last edited 1 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.