Divine

Smooth dark with ginger & orange

Barcode 5017397001928

Scanned 7 times by Nomi users

Yes — Smooth dark with ginger & orange is ultra-processed.

The product is ultra-processed because it contains several industrial ingredients and additives: glucose syrup and fructose syrup (industrially refined sugars), a gelling agent (pectin) used as a texturizer, natural flavourings (natural orange flavour and natural ginger flavour), and the emulsifier sunflower lecithin. These ingredients go beyond basic culinary processing and place the product in the ultra-processed category under NOVA.

Ingredients

1 ultra-processed marker

OK

cocoa mass

Ground or melted cocoa beans; pure cocoa solids used for chocolate making.
OK

sugar

Granulated sugar derived from sugarcane or sugar beets; a basic, single-ingredient sweetener.
OK

cocoa butter

A fat extracted from cocoa beans, used in chocolate, cosmetics, and baking as a fat component.
OK

orange granules 10% (orange 27% , apple, sugar, rice flour, glucose syrup, fructose syrup, gelling agent pectin, acidifier: citric acid, natural orange flavour)
UPF

sunflower lecithin

Emulsifier derived from sunflower seeds used to stabilize emulsions in foods.
OK

natural ginger flavour
OK

vanilla

A spice/flavoring derived from the vanilla bean (Vanilla planifolia), used to impart a warm, sweet aroma and taste in foods and desserts.

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Common questions about Smooth dark with ginger & orange

Is Smooth dark with ginger & orange ultra-processed?

Yes — Smooth dark with ginger & orange by Divine is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product is ultra-processed because it contains several industrial ingredients and additives: glucose syrup and fructose syrup (industrially refined sugars), a gelling agent (pectin) used as a texturizer, natural flavourings (natural orange flavour and natural ginger flavour), and the emulsifier sunflower lecithin. These ingredients go beyond basic culinary processing and place the product in the ultra-processed category under NOVA.

Which ingredients in Smooth dark with ginger & orange are ultra-processed?

Nomi flags one ingredient in Smooth dark with ginger & orange as an ultra-processed marker: sunflower lecithin. See the full ingredient breakdown above for what each one is.

What does "ultra-processed" (UPF) mean?

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.

How can I check whether other foods are ultra-processed?

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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.