Yes — Dark chocolate sour cherries is ultra-processed.
Classified as ultra-processed due to presence of industrial additives and ingredients: emulsifier (soya lecithin), natural vanilla flavouring, glazing agent (gum arabic), glucose syrup, and refined palm oil. These are characteristic of NOVA ultra-processed foods.
Other chocolate & sweets Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Crunchy Mint dark chocolate
Hu
Not UPF
Dark milk chocolate with blood orange
Marks & Spencer
Not UPF
Dark chocolate
Waitrose
Not UPF
Smooth operator milk chocolate
Montezuma's
Not UPF
Urban Fruit Snack Pack Strawberry
smashing strawberry
Not UPF
Dark Chocolate
Lindt
Not UPF
Dark Milk Chocolate
M&S Collection
Not UPF
Fine Dark Cocoa Powder
Dr. Oetker
Not UPF
Giant buttons
Montezuma’s
Not UPF
fruit splits raspberry & pineapple
bear
Not UPF
Yes — Dark chocolate sour cherries by Forest Feast is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). Classified as ultra-processed due to presence of industrial additives and ingredients: emulsifier (soya lecithin), natural vanilla flavouring, glazing agent (gum arabic), glucose syrup, and refined palm oil. These are characteristic of NOVA ultra-processed foods.
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.