No — Waitrose No1 Dark Chocolate is not ultra-processed.
This dark chocolate contains only basic culinary ingredients: cocoa mass, cane sugar, and cocoa butter. There are no industrial additives such as emulsifiers, artificial sweeteners, flavourings, or industrial syrups, so it does not meet NOVA criteria for an ultra-processed food.
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No — Waitrose No1 Dark Chocolate by Waitrose is not ultra-processed, so it is not a UPF (ultra-processed food). This dark chocolate contains only basic culinary ingredients: cocoa mass, cane sugar, and cocoa butter. There are no industrial additives such as emulsifiers, artificial sweeteners, flavourings, or industrial syrups, so it does not meet NOVA criteria for an ultra-processed food.
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.