Is The Foodie Market Blackcurrant Dinos ultra-processed?

5 x 20g Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Colour
Flavouring
E153 Vegetable carbon

10 ingredients
2 additives

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Apple Purée, Pear Purée, blackcurrant 25%, Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid), Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), Plant Extract (Black Carrot Juice), Colour (ultra-processing marker) (Vegetable Carbon (ultra-processing marker))

Additives: E153 Vegetable carbon , E300 Ascorbic acid

As written on the pack

Apple Purée, Pear Purée, BLACKCURRANT PURÉE (25%), Antioxidant: Ascorbic Acid; Flavouring, Plant Extract (Black Carrot Juice Concentrate), Colour: Vegetable Carbon.

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.

E153 Vegetable carbon A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600558059, 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.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.