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Nerds

46.7g · ranked #221 of 696 in candies
Least processed#221 / 696Healthiest#214 / 468Lowest sugar#422 / 613✓ Palm-oil-free
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Ultra-processed
NOVA · 4 · 10 INGREDIENTS · 5 ADDITIVES
Ultra-processed. 5 additives and 10 ingredients — substantially industrial.
Verified · NOVAUpdated · Mar 2026
Score breakdown · 0–100 per axis
Processing
9
Healthiness
20
Low sugar
10
Low calorie
40
Low salt
100
High protein
0
High fibre
0
Nutrient density
0
Organic
0
Each facet scores 0–100 independently. The headline score above is currently the processing axis only; we're building a weighted composite (Phase 2 — Sprint C) that blends them.
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Barcode · 0079200370213 · Photo sourced Jul 2026
The ledger · every product starts at 100
From 100 to 9.
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Starting balance100
sugars
0
added sugar-3
corn syrup
see related (1)
added sugar-3
malic acid
0
natural flavours
see related (1)
0
carnauba wax
0
brilliant blue fcf
0
tartrazine
0
sunset yellow fcf
0
egg.
0
FinalNOVA · 4 · Ultra-processed9

Per-ingredient deltas come from a published rubric. Additive deltas come from the 468-entry E-number glossary (Open Food Facts taxonomy).

Flagged additives · 1
Synthetic azo dye. Linked to hyperactivity in some children; warning labels required in EU.
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