Deliciously Ella

Velvety & intense dark chocolate

Barcode 5060482842388

Scanned 15 times by Nomi users

No — Velvety & intense dark chocolate is not ultra-processed.

The ingredient list is valid and contains only basic ingredients: cocoa mass, beet sugar, cocoa butter, sea salt, and vanilla pods. There are no industrial additives, refined syrups, emulsifiers, or artificial flavourings. According to the NOVA criteria provided, this is not an ultra-processed product.

Ingredients

1 ultra-processed marker

OK

cocoa mass

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

beet sugar

A refined sugar derived from sugar beets; crystalline sucrose used as a sweetener.
OK

cocoa butter

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

sea salt (0.4%)
OK

vanilla pods

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Common questions about Velvety & intense dark chocolate

Is Velvety & intense dark chocolate ultra-processed?

No — Velvety & intense dark chocolate by Deliciously Ella is not ultra-processed, so it is not a UPF (ultra-processed food). The ingredient list is valid and contains only basic ingredients: cocoa mass, beet sugar, cocoa butter, sea salt, and vanilla pods. There are no industrial additives, refined syrups, emulsifiers, or artificial flavourings. According to the NOVA criteria provided, this is not an ultra-processed product.

Which ingredients in Velvety & intense dark chocolate are ultra-processed?

Nomi flags one ingredient in Velvety & intense dark chocolate as an ultra-processed marker: beet sugar. 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?

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.

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.