Is Swizzles Squashes Naughty & Nice ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 21 ingredients
- 10 additives
- Nutri-Score E
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
glucose syrup (ultra-processing marker), sugar (processing marker), gelling agent (ultra-processing marker) (gelatine (ultra-processing marker)), modified starch (ultra-processing marker), acidity regulators (citric acid), trisodium citrate (flavourings (ultra-processing marker), pectin (ultra-processing marker)), glazing agent (ultra-processing marker) (carnaubawax colours), anthocyanin (ultra-processing marker), copper chlorophyllin (ultra-processing marker), curcumin (ultra-processing marker), paprika extract raported and distributed in australia by confectionery trading company pty ltd, epic place villawood, nsw, 2163, phone (1300 361 292)
Additives: E100 Curcumin , E141 Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins , E141ii Copper complexes of chlorophyllins , E14XX Modified Starch , E163 Anthocyanins , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E331iii Trisodium citrate , E428 Gelatine , E440 Pectins
As written on the pack
glucose syrup, sugar, gelling agent: gelatine: modified starch, acidity regulators: citric acid, trisodium citrate: flavourings. pectin, glazing agent: carnaubawax colours: anthocyanin, copper chlorophyllin, curcumin, paprika extract raported and distributed in australia by confectionery trading company pty ltd. epic place villawood, nsw. 2163. phone: 1300 361 292.
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.
- E141 Copper complexes of 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.
- E14xx Modified Starch Modified starches (E1400 to E1452) are starches treated physically, with enzymes or chemically so that they thicken and hold up to heating, freezing or acidity better than ordinary starch.
- E163 Anthocyanins 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.
- E428 Gelatine Gelatine is a gelling agent made from collagen in animal skin and bones.
- E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
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- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
- Gelling agent Gelling agents such as pectin, gelatine or carrageenan set liquids into gels and stabilise textures.
- Glazing agent Glazing agents, waxes and shellac for example, coat a surface to make it shiny or stop pieces sticking together.
- Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
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.
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.
Among 486 candies
From least to most processed, this one ranks 448th. 96% of the candies here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010478622548, last edited 27 March 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.