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Is Patience Fruit & Co Organic Dried Cranberries No Added Sugar ultra-processed?

Dried cranberries Sold in Canada

Pack of Patience Fruit & Co Organic Dried Cranberries No Added Sugar

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:

  • 12 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed dried cranberries

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

Cranberries, Corn dextrin soluble fibre, Glycerin, Sunflower oil (Less than 1%), ingrédients (Canneberges), Fibres solubles de dextrine de maïs, Glycérine, Huile de tournesol (Moins de 1%, Biologique)

Additives: E422 Glycerol

As written on the pack

Cranberries*, Corn dextrin soluble fibre*, Glycerin*, Sunflower oil* (Less than 1%). (*Organic) INGRÉDIENTS : Canneberges*, Fibres solubles de dextrine de maïs*, Glycérine*, Huile de tournesol* (Moins de 1%). (*Biologique)

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.

  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
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 24 dried cranberries

From least to most processed, this one ranks 19th. 25% of the dried cranberries 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 24 dried cranberries, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0662166551996, last edited 29 March 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.