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Yes — Swiss Chocolate Extra Fine Dark is ultra-processed.
The product is classified as ultra-processed because the ingredient list includes "flavouring," which is an added industrial flavouring agent. According to NOVA, added flavourings are markers of ultra-processed foods, even if the base ingredients (cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, cocoa powder) are otherwise simple.
Similar products that aren't ultra-processed — swap and keep the flavour.
Other chocolate & sweets Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
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Yes — Swiss Chocolate Extra Fine Dark by Marks & Spencer is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product is classified as ultra-processed because the ingredient list includes "flavouring," which is an added industrial flavouring agent. According to NOVA, added flavourings are markers of ultra-processed foods, even if the base ingredients (cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, cocoa powder) are otherwise simple.
Nomi has reviewed similar products that are not ultra-processed, including Excellence Noir Intense 70% Cacao by Lindt, Dark chocolate by Green and black, Dark chocolate 75% by Marks & Spencer. See the healthier alternatives above for details.
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.
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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.