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Is Rowntree's Randoms ultra-processed?

150 g Candies Sold in the United Kingdom, France and Latvia

Pack of Rowntree's Randoms

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:

  • 45 ingredients
  • 16 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

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

glucose syrup, sugar, gelatine, fruit juices 1.3% (apple, blueberry, black carrot, orange, lemon, raspberry, mandarin, strawberry), citric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, lactic acid, acetic acid, fructose, fruit puree (blueberry, raspberry, strawberry), glycerol, vegetable oils (palm vegetable oils, coconut vegetable oils, rapeseed vegetable oils), fruit and vegetable concentrates (black carrot, carrot, safflower, hibiscus), natural flavourings, sodium ascorbate, sodium citrate, carrageenan, locust bean gum, salt, spirulina concentrate, carnauba wax, invert sugar syrup, paprika extract, beta-carotene, chlorophylls and chlorophyllins, curcumin

Additives: E100 Curcumin , E140 Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins , E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene , E160c Paprika extract , E260 Acetic acid , E270 Lactic acid , E296 Malic acid , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E334 L(+)-tartaric acid , E407 Carrageenan , E410 Locust bean gum , E422 Glycerol , E428 Gelatine , E903 Carnauba wax

As written on the pack

glucose syrup, sugar, gelatine, concentrated fruit juices (1,3%) (apple, blueberry, black carrot, orange, lemon, raspberry, mandarin, strawberry), acids (citric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, lactic acid, acetic acid), fructose, fruit puree concentrates (blueberry, raspberry, strawberry), humectant (glycerol), vegetable oils (palm, coconut, rapeseed), fruit and vegetable concentrates (black carrot, carrot, safflower, hibiscus), natural flavourings, acidity regulators (sodium ascorbate, sodium citrate), stabilisers (carrageenan, locust bean gum), salt, spirulina concentrate, glazing agent (carnauba wax) , invert sugar syrup, colours (paprika extract, beta-carotene, chlorophylls and chlorophyllins, curcumin)

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.
  • E140 Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 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.
  • E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
  • E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.
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  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
  • 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.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Invert sugar Invert sugar is ordinary sugar split into glucose and fructose with acid or enzymes.
  • Fructose Fructose is the sugar found naturally in fruit and honey, but as an ingredient it is refined industrially, mostly from corn starch.
5 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.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 486 candies

From least to most processed, this one ranks 470th. 96% of the 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 486 candies, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8593893751743, last edited 11 August 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.