Is Tropical wonder 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
- 6 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed candies
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Glucose syrup (ultra-processing marker), sugar (processing marker), gelling agent (ultra-processing marker) (pectin (ultra-processing marker)), acidulant (citric acid), natural flavouring of grapefruit with other natural flavourings, natural colours (ultra-processing marker) (curcumin (ultra-processing marker)), paprika extract (ultra-processing marker), anthocyanins (ultra-processing marker), oil (coconut oil (processing marker), rapeseed oil), glazing agent (ultra-processing marker) (carnauba wax (ultra-processing marker)), Packed in an environment that handles nut ingredients, DQ Zutaten (Glukosesirup), Zucker, Geliermittel
Additives: E100 Curcumin , E160c Paprika extract , E163 Anthocyanins , E330 Citric acid , E440 Pectins , E903 Carnauba wax
As written on the pack
Glucose syrup, sugar, gelling agent: pectin, acidulant: citric acid, natural flavouring of grapefruit with other natural flavourings, natural colours: curcumin, paprika extract, anthocyanins, coconut and rapeseed oil, glazing agent: carnauba wax. Allergy advice: Packed in an environment that handles nut ingredients. DQ Zutaten: Glukosesirup, Zucker, Geliermittel /
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.
- 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.
- E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
- E903 Carnauba wax Carnauba wax comes from the leaves of a Brazilian palm and gives sweets and coated chocolates their shine.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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- 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.
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.
- Candies Products in the category "Candies" are at least group 3.
- 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.
Among 486 candies
From least to most processed, this one ranks 385th. 96% of the candies here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060276370936, 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.