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Is Rowntree’s Rowntrees Jelly-tastic mini egg bar ultra-processed?

Confectioneries Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Rowntree’s Rowntrees Jelly-tastic mini egg bar

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:

  • 41 ingredients
  • 8 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

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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

milk chocolate with fruit flavoured jelly sweet inclusions 15%, milk chocolate contains cocoa solids 25%, milk 14%, vegetable fats in addition to cocoa butter 14%, ingredients (sugar), cocoa butter, cocoa mass, glucose syrup, vegetable fats (palm, shea), butterfat, whey product, starch, gelatine, emulsifier (lecithins), acids (malic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid), fruit and vegetable concentrates (apple, black carrot, carrot, let's talk uk 0800 604 604 nestlé uk ltd, po box 207, york, yo91 1ws ie 00800 6378 538 nestlé ireland ltd 3009 lake drive citywest, dublin d24 h6rr fxo follow us @rowntre hibiscus), acidity regulator (sodium ascorbate), o flavourings, glazing agent (carnauba wax), colours (carotenes, paprika extract), find out more at ra, org

Additives: E160a Carotene , E160c Paprika extract , E296 Malic acid , E322 Lecithins , E330 Citric acid , E334 L(+)-tartaric acid , E428 Gelatine , E903 Carnauba wax

As written on the pack

milk chocolate with fruit flavoured jelly sweet inclusions (15,0%), milk chocolate contains cocoa solids 25% minimum, milk solids 14% minimum and vegetable fats in addition to cocoa butter, ingredients: sugar, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, glucose syrup, vegetable fats (palm, shea), butterfat (milk), whey powder product (milk), starch, gelatine, emulsifier (lecithins), acids (malic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid), fruit and vegetable concentrates (apple, black carrot, carrot, let's talk uk 0800 604 604 nestlé uk ltd, po box 207, york, yo91 1ws ie 00800 6378 538 nestlé ireland ltd 3009 lake drive citywest, dublin d24 h6rr fxo follow us @rowntre hibiscus), acidity regulator (sodium ascorbate), o flavourings, glazing agent (carnauba wax), colours(carotenes, paprika extract), may contain peanuts, nuts and soya, rainforest alliance certified cocoa, find out more at ra,org

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.

  • 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.
  • E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
  • 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.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • Glazing agent Glazing agents, waxes and shellac for example, coat a surface to make it shiny or stop pieces sticking together.

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.
  • Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
  • Whey product An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
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.

  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,731 confectioneries

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1591st. 90% of the confectioneries 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 1,731 confectioneries, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8445291420410, last edited 18 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.