Marks & Spencer

Chocolate Fudge Cake

Barcode 00286503

Scanned 13 times by Nomi users

Yes — Chocolate Fudge Cake is ultra-processed.

Classified as ultra-processed because the ingredient list includes several industrial additives and ultra-processed ingredients such as glucose syrup, invert sugar syrup, dextrose, dried glucose syrup (refined/isolated sugars), emulsifiers (soya lecithin, E481, E471, E475), humectant glycerol, and natural vanilla flavouring. These are characteristic of NOVA group 4 ultra-processed foods.

Ingredients

1 ultra-processed marker

OK

sugar wheatflour nut contains gluten (with wheatflour, allergy calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin) - pasteurised egg glucose syrup - milk . o chocolate (7%) (sugar cocoa mass dried whole 5 milk cocoa butter dried skimmed milk - milk fat lactose (milk) emulsifier: soya lecithin) butter (milk) rapeseed oil invert sugar syrup - fat reduced cocoa powder - cocoa mass - 9 . . humectant: glycerol belgian milk chocolate (3%) (sugar cocoa mass cocoa butter dried whole milk dried skimmed milk emulsifier: soya . • • 9 lecithin natural vanilla flavouring) buttermilk - dextrose dried glucose syrup single cream (milk) dried skimmed milk raising agent: sodium bicarbonate
OK

e450 cornflour - salt 1 emulsifier: e481
UPF

mono- and diglycerides

A common food additive used as an emulsifier made from glycerides of fatty acids; often derived from vegetable fats. It helps improve texture and shelf-life.
OK

e475 rowan extract - natural vanilla flavouring. • 9 for allergens see ingredients in bold. not

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Common questions about Chocolate Fudge Cake

Is Chocolate Fudge Cake ultra-processed?

Yes — Chocolate Fudge Cake by Marks & Spencer is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). Classified as ultra-processed because the ingredient list includes several industrial additives and ultra-processed ingredients such as glucose syrup, invert sugar syrup, dextrose, dried glucose syrup (refined/isolated sugars), emulsifiers (soya lecithin, E481, E471, E475), humectant glycerol, and natural vanilla flavouring. These are characteristic of NOVA group 4 ultra-processed foods.

Which ingredients in Chocolate Fudge Cake are ultra-processed?

Nomi flags one ingredient in Chocolate Fudge Cake as an ultra-processed marker: mono- and diglycerides. See the full ingredient breakdown above for what each one is.

What does "ultra-processed" (UPF) mean?

Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are industrial formulations made with ingredients and additives you wouldn't find in a home kitchen — such as emulsifiers, artificial flavourings, colourings and modified starches. The classification is based on the NOVA system used by researchers and dietitians worldwide.

How can I check whether other foods are ultra-processed?

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Product information comes from public databases and Nomi's own analysis, and may contain errors. Always check the packaging. Ultra-processed classification is based on the NOVA food processing system.