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Is Queen Sugar Free Maple Flavoured Syrup ultra-processed?

355ml Maple syrups Sold in Australia and New Zealand

Pack of Queen Sugar Free Maple Flavoured Syrup

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:

  • 20 ingredients
  • 8 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed maple syrups

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

Water, Sorbitol, Vegetable Gum (Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose (466)), Flavouring, Maple Flavours, Salt, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Colouring (Caramel Colour (150d)), Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate (202)), Sodium Benzoate (211), Sweetener (Sucralose)

Additives: E150c Ammonia caramel , E150d Sulphite ammonia caramel , E202 Potassium sorbate , E211 Sodium benzoate , E330 Citric acid , E420 Sorbitol , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose , E955 Sucralose

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E150c Ammonia caramel, E150d Sulphite ammonia caramel, E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose.

As written on the pack

Water, Sorbitol, Vegetable Gum: Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose (466); Flavouring: Natural Maple Flavours; Salt, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid; Colouring: Caramel Colour (150d); Preservatives: Potassium Sorbate (202), Sodium Benzoate (211); Sweetener: Sucralose.

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.

  • E150c Ammonia caramel Ammonia caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars with ammonia compounds.
  • E150d Sulphite ammonia caramel Sulphite ammonia caramel is the dark brown colour in colas and many sauces, made by heating sugars with sulphite and ammonia compounds.
  • E420 Sorbitol Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and to keep products moist.
  • E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.
  • E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 50 maple syrups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 50th. 18% of the maple syrups 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 50 maple syrups, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9300641001147, last edited 6 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.