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Yes — Dark Chocolate with Raspberry is ultra-processed.
The product contains natural flavouring, which is an extracted, industrially processed additive considered ultra-processed under NOVA. Therefore, the overall product is classified as UPF, even though the other ingredients (cocoa mass, cane sugar, cocoa butter, freeze-dried raspberries, vanilla extract) are not UPF on their own.
Similar products that aren't ultra-processed — swap and keep the flavour.
Other crisps, snacks & nuts Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Absolute black dark chocolate
Montezuma's
Not UPF
Dark chocolate 75%
Marks & Spencer
Not UPF
80% Dark Chocolate
Sainsbury's
Not UPF
Dark chocolate
Moser Roth
Not UPF
Milk Single Origin Chocolate
Waitrose
Not UPF
Intense Dark Chocolate 85% Cocoa Solids
Marks & Spencer
Not UPF
Hazelnut Butter Dark Chocolate
Hu
Not UPF
Ugandan dark chocolate
Sainsburys,Sainsbury's
Not UPF
Madagascan Dark Chocolate
Extra Special, Asda Extra Special
Not UPF
Yoyos Strawberry Multipack 5 x
BEAR
Not UPF
Yes — Dark Chocolate with Raspberry by Marks And Spencer is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product contains natural flavouring, which is an extracted, industrially processed additive considered ultra-processed under NOVA. Therefore, the overall product is classified as UPF, even though the other ingredients (cocoa mass, cane sugar, cocoa butter, freeze-dried raspberries, vanilla extract) are not UPF on their own.
Nomi flags one ingredient in Dark Chocolate with Raspberry as an ultra-processed marker: natural flavouring. See the full ingredient breakdown above for what each one is.
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.