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Yes — Instant Hot Chocolate is ultra-processed.
The product is ultra-processed (UPF) because it contains several industrial ingredients and additives beyond basic culinary components. These include: dried glucose syrup (industrially refined sugar syrup), flavouring (industrial flavouring agents), anticaking agent silicon dioxide, thickeners (carboxymethyl cellulose, guar gum), stabilisers (polyphosphates, sodium phosphates, potassium phosphates), and emulsifier mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids. The presence of any of these ingredients is sufficient under NOVA to classify the product as ultra-processed.
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Yes — Instant Hot Chocolate by Choceur is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product is ultra-processed (UPF) because it contains several industrial ingredients and additives beyond basic culinary components. These include: dried glucose syrup (industrially refined sugar syrup), flavouring (industrial flavouring agents), anticaking agent silicon dioxide, thickeners (carboxymethyl cellulose, guar gum), stabilisers (polyphosphates, sodium phosphates, potassium phosphates), and emulsifier mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids. The presence of any of these ingredients is sufficient under NOVA to classify the product as ultra-processed.
Nomi flags 2 ingredients in Instant Hot Chocolate as ultra-processed markers: dried glucose syrup, flavouring. See the full ingredient breakdown above for what each one is.
Nomi has reviewed similar products that are not ultra-processed, including Bournville Cocoa by Cadbury, Drinking Chocolate by Sainsbury's, Cacao Bliss. 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.
