Is Toms Salta Hallon ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 18 ingredients
- 6 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed liquorice candies
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
socker (processing marker), glukosfruktossirap (ultra-processing marker), sirap, vetemjöl, modifierad majsstärkelse (ultra-processing marker), modifierad potatisstärkelse (ultra-processing marker), ammoniumklorid, salt (processing marker), lakrits, härdat vegetabilsk fett (ultra-processing marker), palmkärna, kokos, glycerol (ultra-processing marker), mono- och diglycerider av fettsyror (ultra-processing marker), gummi arabicum (ultra-processing marker), karmin (ultra-processing marker), citronsyra, aromämnen (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E120 Cochineal , E330 Citric acid , E414 Acacia gum , E422 Glycerol , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E510 Ammonium chloride
As written on the pack
socker, glukosfruktossirap, sirap, vetemjöl (gluten), modifierad majsstärkelse och modifierad potatisstärkelse, ammoniumklorid, salt, rålakrits, härdat vegetabilsk fett (palmkärna, kokos, fuktighetsbevarande medel (glycerol), emulgeringsmedel (mono - och diglycerider av fettsyror), förtjockningsmedel (gummi arabicum). färgämne (karmin), surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra), aromämnen.
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.
- E120 Cochineal Carmine is a red colour made from cochineal insects.
- E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
- E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
- 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.
- Hydrogenated fat An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
- Fructose Fructose is the sugar found naturally in fruit and honey, but as an ingredient it is refined industrially, mostly from corn starch.
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.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.
- Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
Among 13 liquorice candies
From least to most processed, this one ranks 11th. 77% of the liquorice candies here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5774540465401, last edited 2 April 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.