Is Robern Delightfuls Apricot Indulgence ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 12 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed apricots
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Apricot halves in fruit juice
Essential Waitrose
5 ingredients · 1 additive
NOVA group
1
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Organic Apricots Soft & Succulent Dried Turkish Apricots
Sunny Fruit
2 ingredients · no additives
NOVA group
1
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Apricots
Sainsbury's
3 ingredients · 2 additives
NOVA group
3
- Apricots dried fruit Target Stores 3 ingredients · 1 additive NOVA group 3
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Sugar (processing marker), Dried Apricot 40%, Invert Syrup (ultra-processing marker), Maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), Cocoa Butter, Natural Colour (ultra-processing marker) (e160C (ultra-processing marker)), Acidity Regulator (e330), Preservative (processing marker) (e220), Maize Starch (processing marker)
Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E220 Sulphur dioxide , E330 Citric acid
As written on the pack
Sugar, Dried Apricot (40%), Invert Syrup, Maltodextrin, Cocoa Butter, Natural Colour E160C, Acidity Regulator E330, Preservative E220, Maize Starch
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.
- E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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.
- Invert sugar Invert sugar is ordinary sugar split into glucose and fructose with acid or enzymes.
- Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
4 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.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
Among 8 apricots
From least to most processed, this one ranks 7th. 38% of the apricots here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9312211103052, last edited 19 November 2023), 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.