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Is Pandy Cherry ultra-processed?

50 gram Gummi candies Sold in Sweden and Germany

Pack of Pandy Cherry

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:

  • 18 ingredients
  • 9 additives

Less processed candies

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

Polydextrose (dietary fibre), isomalto-oligosaccharides, sweetener (erythritol, acesulfam sucralose), gelatine (bovine), acidity regulator (e296), flavour colour (e100, e131, e120), surface treatment (erythritol, e296, e903)

Additives: E100 Curcumin , E120 Cochineal , E1200 Polydextrose , E131 Patent blue v , E296 Malic acid , E428 Gelatine , E903 Carnauba wax , E955 Sucralose , E968 Erythritol

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E955 Sucralose.

As written on the pack

Polydextrose (dietary fibre), isomalto-oligosaccharides, sweetener (erythritol, acesulfam sucralose), gelatine (bovine), acidity regulator (E296), flavour colour (E100, E131, E120), surface treatment (erythritol, E296, E903).

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.
  • E120 Cochineal Carmine is a red colour made from cochineal insects.
  • E131 Patent blue v A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
  • 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.
  • E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
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  • E968 Erythritol Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.
2 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.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 119 gummi candies

From least to most processed, this one ranks 79th. 99% of the gummi candies 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 119 gummi candies, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7350000158281, last edited 8 June 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.