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Yes — Chocolate is ultra-processed.
Classified as ultra-processed because the ingredient list includes multiple industrial additives and ultra-processed ingredients: palmfett (palm fat/oil, highly refined), glukosesirup (glucose syrup, an industrially refined sugar), stabilisator gummi arabicum (stabilizer), emulgator sojalecithin (emulsifier), multiple color additives (E100, E133, E160a, E160e, E162, E170, E172), dextrin (processed starch derivative), and Überzugsmittel carnaubawachs (coating agent). Presence of these additives makes the product UPF under NOVA.
Similar products that aren't ultra-processed — swap and keep the flavour.
Other chocolate & sweets Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Giant YoYo
BEAR
Not UPF
85% Cocoa robust dark chocolate
Lindt Excellence
Not UPF
Darkside Milk Chocolate 51% Cocoa
montezuma’s
Not UPF
Green & black's organic chocolate bar 70% dark
Green & Black's
Not UPF
Peanut butter caramel cups
Not UPF
70% Ecuador organic dark chocolate
Alter Eco
Not UPF
Cocoa
Asda
Not UPF
Ombar Centres
Ombar
Not UPF
Bitter Extra Kraftig
Lindt,Lindt&Sprüngli
Not UPF
Cacau em pó
Belbake Lidl, Belbake
Not UPF
Yes — Chocolate by M&M's is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). Classified as ultra-processed because the ingredient list includes multiple industrial additives and ultra-processed ingredients: palmfett (palm fat/oil, highly refined), glukosesirup (glucose syrup, an industrially refined sugar), stabilisator gummi arabicum (stabilizer), emulgator sojalecithin (emulsifier), multiple color additives (E100, E133, E160a, E160e, E162, E170, E172), dextrin (processed starch derivative), and Überzugsmittel carnaubawachs (coating agent). Presence of these additives makes the product UPF under NOVA.
Nomi flags 3 ingredients in Chocolate as ultra-processed markers: emulsifier (soy lecithin), dextrin, flavoring. See the full ingredient breakdown above for what each one is.
Nomi has reviewed similar products that are not ultra-processed, including Dark milk chocolate by Tesco, single origin milk chocolate by Marks & Spencer, Milk Single Origin Chocolate by Waitrose. 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.
