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Is Vegobears Santa Monica Fruity Gummy Bears ultra-processed?

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Pack of Vegobears Santa Monica Fruity Gummy Bears

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:

  • 12 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

rice syrup, cane sugar, water, pectin, citric acid, colored fruit, vegetable juices, natural strawberry flavor, natural pineapple flavor, natural banana flavor, sunflower oil, carnauba wax

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E440 Pectins , E903 Carnauba wax

As written on the pack

ORGANIC RICE SYRUP, ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, WATER, PECTIN, CITRIC ACID, COLORED WITH ORGANIC FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICES, NATURAL STRAWBERRY FLAVOR, NATURAL PINEAPPLE FLAVOR, NATURAL BANANA FLAVOR, ORGANIC SUNFLOWER OIL, ORGANIC CARNAUBA WAX., CONTAINS WHEAT

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.

  • 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.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
2 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.

  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0810475030415, last edited 16 May 2025), 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.