Is The Natural Confectionery FRUIT SALAD soft jellies ultra-processed?

220 g Acid gummy candies Sold in Australia and New Zealand

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
E1422 Acetylated distarch adipate

11 ingredients
3 additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed candies

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

Tomatoes, Water, Sugar (processing marker), Maize Thickener (1422), Salt (processing marker), Flavours (ultra-processing marker), Food Acids (260, 330), Navy Beans

Additives: E1422 Acetylated distarch adipate , E260 Acetic acid , E330 Citric acid

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E1422 Acetylated distarch adipate.

As written on the pack

Tomatoes, Water, Sugar, Maize Thickener (1422), Salt, Flavours, Food Acids (260, 330), Navy Beans

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.

E1422 Acetylated distarch adipate Acetylated distarch adipate is a chemically modified starch that holds up to heating, freezing and acidity, used to thicken sauces and fillings.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

Candies Products in the category "Candies" are at least group 3.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 16 acid gummy candies

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2nd. 100% of the acid gummy 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 16 acid gummy candies, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9310434005801, last edited 14 May 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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.