Nomi
UPF Food Scanner
Know what’s really in your food
Get the free app
Yes — Cadbury hot chocolate is ultra-processed.
The product is classified as ultra-processed because it contains 'flavouring', which is an industrially produced additive used to modify taste. According to the NOVA criteria and the provided guidelines, the presence of flavourings makes a product UPF, even if the other ingredients (sugar, cocoa powder, acidity regulator like potassium carbonates) are relatively simple.
Similar products that aren't ultra-processed — swap and keep the flavour.
Other drinks Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Belvoir 100% Natural Blackcurrant Cordial
Belvoir
Not UPF
Cloudy Apple Juice
Copella
Not UPF
Invigorate
Innocent
Not UPF
Smooth Coffee Beans
Kenco
Not UPF
Fruity Black Currants
Rocks
Not UPF
belvoir farm elderflower cordial
Belvoir
Not UPF
Juicy Oranges Whole Fruit Squash
Rocks
Not UPF
Coconut Water The Original
Vita Coco
Not UPF
Instant Coffee Gold
Bellarom, Lidl, Lidl Bellarom
Not UPF
GOLD BLEND Instant Coffee
Nescafé
Not UPF
Yes — Cadbury hot chocolate by Cadbury is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product is classified as ultra-processed because it contains 'flavouring', which is an industrially produced additive used to modify taste. According to the NOVA criteria and the provided guidelines, the presence of flavourings makes a product UPF, even if the other ingredients (sugar, cocoa powder, acidity regulator like potassium carbonates) are relatively simple.
Nomi flags one ingredient in Cadbury hot chocolate as an ultra-processed marker: 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.
Scan any barcode — or photograph the ingredients label — with the free Nomi app for iOS and Android. You'll get an instant ultra-processed verdict with every ingredient explained in plain English.
This page was shared from Nomi, the free app that tells you instantly whether any food is ultra-processed.
Free download · No subscription needed to start scanning
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.
