Grape Candy Flavored Real Twists Bites, Grape Candy

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Grape Candy Flavored Real Twists Bites, Grape Candy scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Sugar Alcohols (Sorbitol): Modified sweeteners common in diet UPF products.
• Emulsifiers (Lecithin (Soy)): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Other Additives (Carnauba Wax): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Within Candy, this is among the less processed of the 21,778 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Grape Candy Flavored Real Twists Bites, Grape Candy's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Wheat Glucose Syrup, Dextrose, Invert Syrup.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Potato Starch - Modified Sunflower Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Natural Grape Flavored With Other Natural Flavors. Citric Acid, Malic Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Processed Vegetable ProductsProcessing indicator

In this product: Colored With Vegetable Extracts.

Extracts and powders indicate processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Citrate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.