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Is The Foodie Market Dino Gems ultra-processed?

5 x 20 g Candies Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of The Foodie Market Dino Gems

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:

  • 29 ingredients
  • 4 additives

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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

Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Apple Juice, Tapioca Starch, Water, Gelling Agent (Pectins), Orange Juice, Strawberry Juice Concentrate, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Flavourings, Plant Concentrates (Black Carrot, Spirulina, Apple, Radish, Blackcurrant), Coconut Oil, Colours (Paprika Extract), Curcumin, Glazing Agent (Carnauba Wax DIETARY ADVICE), flavourings, preservatives, This pack contains 5 servings, Per serving, NUTRITION TYPICAL VALUES Per 100g Energy 1592kJ

Additives: E100 Curcumin , E160c Paprika extract , E330 Citric acid , E440 Pectins

As written on the pack

Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Apple Juice Concentrate, Tapioca Starch, Water, Gelling Agent: Pectins; Orange Juice Concentrate, Strawberry Juice Concentrate, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid; Flavourings, Plant Concentrates (Black Carrot, Spirulina, Apple, Radish, Blackcurrant), Coconut Oil, Colours: Paprika Extract, Curcumin; Glazing Agent: Carnauba Wax DIETARY ADVICE: Suitable for vegans. No artificial colours, flavourings or preservatives. This pack contains 5 servings. Per serving (20g) NUTRITION TYPICAL VALUES Per 100g Energy 1592kJ/

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.
  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
  • 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.
  • Gelling agent Gelling agents such as pectin, gelatine or carrageenan set liquids into gels and stabilise textures.
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  • 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.
6 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.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • 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 343rd. 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 4061464835924, 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.