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Is Sugar free orange marmalade ultra-processed?

Marmalades Sold in the United States

Pack of Sugar free orange marmalade

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:

  • 15 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed marmalades

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, orange peel, polydextrose urange juice, maltodextrin* fruit pectin, citric acid, locust bean gum, potassium sorbate (preservative), pulralose (non nutritive sweetener), natural flavor, calciura chloride, yellow 5* yellow 6* ingredients not �n regular marmalade, hadus a trivial amount of sugar, serving 68892001 0

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E330 Citric acid , E410 Locust bean gum , E440 Pectins

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E440 Pectins.

As written on the pack

WATER*, ORANGE PEEL, POLYDEXTROSE URANGE JUICE , MALTODEXTRIN* FRUIT PECTIN, CITRIC ACID, LOCUST BEAN GUM*, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE) PULRALOSE (NON NUTRITIVE SWEETENER)*. NATURAL FLAVOR, CALCIURA CHLORIDE*. YELLOW 5* YELLOW 6* INGREDIENTS NOT �N REGULAR MARMALADE. HADUS A TRIVIAL AMOUNT OF SUGAR. <0.5g/SERVING 68892001 0

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.

  • E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.
  • E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
2 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.

  • E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 55 marmalades

From least to most processed, this one ranks 40th. 87% of the marmalades 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 55 marmalades, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0051500040065, last edited 11 October 2025), 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.